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JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY H.E. DATO’ SAIFUDDIN BIN ABDULLAH, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA AND H.E. DR VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NINTH MEETING OF THE MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE JOINT TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE JUDGMENT ON PEDRA BRANCA, MIDDLE ROCKS AND SOUTH LEDGE 23 NOVEMBER 2021

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY H.E. DATO’ SAIFUDDIN BIN ABDULLAH, MINISTER OF FOREIGN

 

AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA AND H.E. DR VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

 

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

 

NINTH MEETING OF THE MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE JOINT TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE JUDGMENT ON PEDRA BRANCA, MIDDLE

ROCKS AND SOUTH LEDGE

 

23 NOVEMBER 2021

 

 

 

The Malaysia-Singapore Joint Technical Committee (MSJTC) met virtually on 23 November 2021 to continue discussions on

the implementation of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Judgment on Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge.

The Malaysian delegation was led by His Excellency Tan Sri Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob, Secretary-General of the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia and the Singapore delegation was led by His Excellency Mr Chee Wee Kiong,

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore.

 

The Meeting continued discussions on related issues arising from the ICJ Judgment on the Case Concerning Sovereignty

over Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge. The Meeting endorsed the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Sub-

Committee on Maritime Boundary Delimitation of Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge. The Meeting agreed that

the Sub-Committee will continue its work in accordance with the TOR.

 

Malaysia and Singapore remain committed to resolving maritime boundary issues between the two countries.

 

The Meeting agreed that the Tenth MSJTC Meeting will be hosted by Malaysia in 2022.

 

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

25 NOVEMBER 2021


11/25/21

LIST OF CONVENTIONS / TREATIES THAT HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO BAHASA MELAYU

Ratified by Malaysia

1. Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW
 
1.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW
   
2. Convention on the Rights of the Child, CRC
 
2.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostiitution and child pornography
2.2 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ; and
2.3 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
   
3. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD
 
3.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
   

Yet to ratify

4. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment – CAT
 
4.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
   
5. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR
 
5.1 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: and
5.2 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of death penalty
   
6. International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - ICERD
   
7. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - ICESR
 
7.1 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
   
8. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance - ICPED
   
9. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families - ICRMW
   
10. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951;
 
10.1 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1967
   
11. Rome Statute
   

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