12:51 | Lima, Dec. 01 (ANDINA).
Peruvian ambassador and agent before the International Court of Justice, Allan Wagner, said Saturday that Peru's position in the maritime dispute with Chile is solid and will be well presented during the oral hearings which start this Monday, Dec. 3.
"We are working hard and we are pleased with the progress we have made. The Peruvian position is solid and will be very well presented," he said in an interview with RPP radio station from The Hague, Netherlands.
Wagner, who leads the team of jurists in charge of Peru’s case regarding the maritime dispute with Chile, said that Foreign Affairs Minister Rafael Roncagliolo will arrive in The Hague Sunday to meet with the team before the hearings.
The hearings are going to start with the presentation from Peruvian agent Allan Wagner on December 3 (at 9:00 Peruvian time) before ICJ President Peter Tomka.
Chile is to make its presentation on December 6-7, which will be followed by a second presentation by Peru and another presentation by Chile.
According to Peru, there is no maritime delimitation agreement between Peru and Chile and because of that in 2008 the Peruvian government requested the Court to draw this limit starting at Point Concordia, following an equidistant line as established by international law.
In Chile’s view the maritime boundaries had been previously established by fishing agreements in 1952 and 1954.
The court’s final decision regarding the dispute is expected in the first half of 2013.
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Published: 12/1/2012