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ShareDHAKA: A UN panel has suspended Myanmar's territorial waters claim in the Bay of Bengal in a row with Bangladesh, which says the area lies within its maritime boundary.
"The UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) decided to suspend Yangon's claim after a hearing on the submission by Myanmar authorities and the protest notes of Bangladesh," a foreign office statement said last night.
"The commission decided to defer further consideration of the submission and the notes verbal until such time as the submission is next in line for consideration," it said.
Officials said Myanmar submitted its outer-continental-shelf claim on December 16, 2008 to the CLCS and the presentation on the submission was held on August 24 this year before the UN body.
They said despite a provision for constituting a sub-commission to further hear the claim, the CLCS decided not to form it at this stage considering the Bangladesh's protest note, which was also communicated to the UN chief.
"Consequently, further action on Myanmar's claim on the outer-limits of the continental shelf remains suspended," the statement said.
The development came days after foreign secretary Mijarul Quayes said that Bangladesh recently lodged objections against Indian and Myanmar's claim over Continental Shelf.
