At the outset, I would like to place on record that Turkey was not a sponsor of resolution 64/71 on oceans and the law of the sea as incorrectly indicated in document A/64/L.18. In that regard, I would like to refer delegations to the corrected document, namely, A/64/L.18/Corr.1.
Turkey voted again…
Turkey voted against the draft resolution contained in document A/63/L.42, entitled “Oceans and law of the sea”, under sub-item (a) of agenda item 70. I would like to stress that the reasons that have prevented Turkey from becoming party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea remain …
