72/249 GA
International legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction
72
Session
| Draft symbol | A/72/L.7 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 72/249 |
| UN Document | 72/249 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/72/PV.76
Speeches following this vote (7)
The President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of position after adoption, I would like to remind delegations that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Pedraza
The delegation of Colombia would like to offer its sincere thanks to the facilitators, Ms. Kate Neilson of New Zealand and Mr. Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga of Mexico, for their tireless work as coordinators of resolution 72/249, aimed at establishing the modalities to create an international legally binding instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas be…
Ms. Chernysheva
The Russian delegation attaches great importance to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. We have repeatedly stated that this topic requires serious and careful consideration, especially given the fact that radical approaches have often been voiced during discussions. Such approaches could undermine the existing legal regime est…
Ms. Salas Pellicer
Our delegation would like to discuss resolution 72/249, just adopted under agenda item 77, “Oceans and the law of the sea”, on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.
We thank the delegations of Mexico and New Zealand…
Mr. Begeç
With regard to resolution 72/249, adopted under sub-item (a) of agenda item 77, I would like to point out that Turkey supports efforts aimed at efficient, environmentally conscious and sustainable use of maritime spaces in accordance with international law. We therefore supported resolution 72/249.
Having said that, our delegation’s participation in the deliberations and negotiations envisaged i…
Ms. Norman-Chalet
As my delegation stated during the debate on this agenda item on 5 December (see A/72/PV.64), we strongly believe that the intergovernmental conference should operate by consensus. We believe that this is the best way to arrive at effective and lasting solutions with regard to an international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond…
The President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote. May I take it that it is the wish of the Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 77?
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