70/75 GA
Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments
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| Draft symbol | A/70/L.19 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 70/75 |
| UN Document | 70/75 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/70/PV.69
Speeches following this vote (12)
The Acting President
Before giving the floor to delegations that wish to explain their position on the resolution just adopted, may I remind Assembly members that explanations of vote are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Fernandez Valoni
We wish to speak in explanation of position on resolution 70/75, on sustainable fisheries.
Argentina joined the consensus on the resolution. However, we wish to inform the Assembly once again that none of the recommendations in the resolution can be interpreted to mean that the provisions of the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the…
Mr. Medina Mejías
On behalf of my delegation, I take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority and the President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for participating in this meeting. We extend our gratitude to the representative of New Zealand, Ms. Alice Revell, for facilitating the negotiations on resolution 70/75, entitled “Sustainable fisheries, incl…
Mr. Erciyes
With regard to resolution 70/75, on sustainable fisheries, I would like to state that Turkey is fully committed to the conservation, management and sustainable use of marine living resources and attaches great importance to regional cooperation to that end. Accordingly, Turkey supported the resolution. However, Turkey dissociates itself from references made in the resolution to international inst…
Mr. Morales López
My delegation would like to make a statement following the adoption by consensus of resolution 70/75, on sustainable fisheries and pertaining to the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks and related inst…
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position.
Several representatives have asked to speak in exercise of the right of reply. May I remind members that statements in the exercise of the right of reply are limited to 10 minutes for the first intervention and to five minutes for the second intervention and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Ms. Yparraguirre
The Philippines would like to exercise its right of reply to the statement made earlier by the representative of China.
To quote our Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Albert del Rosario, in his concluding remarks on 30 November 2015 before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague in the last round of oral hearings of our arbitration case,
“the 29 October Award on Jurisd…
Mr. Li Yongsheng
We regret that the Philippines is insisting on abusing this United Nations forum to advance its so-called arbitration on the South China Sea, which it unilaterally initiated. The Philippines’ unilateral initiation and obstinate pushing forward of the South China Sea arbitration by abusing the compulsory procedures for dispute settlement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (U…
Ms. Yparraguirre
With regard to the United Nations forum, it may be said that the General Assembly may discuss any question or matter within the scope of the Charter of the United Nations, including the peaceful settlement of disputes. What is more, world leaders from our region and beyond have expressed serious concern over the developments in the South China Sea in various forums, including the United Nations.
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Mr. Li Yongsheng
There is still no delimitation between China and the Philippines over the maritime area, so I seriously challenge the conclusion that the representative of the Philippines has drawn just now that there is no overlapping maritime area between the two countries.
The Arbitral Tribunal has no jurisdiction under paragraph 1 of article 288 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS…
The Acting President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (b) of agenda item 79?
The Acting President
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (a) of agenda item 79 and of agenda item 79 as a whole.
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