the floor. In the right of reply. Before giving them the floor, I'd like to remind the committee that in accordance with paragraphs nine and ten of Annex V to the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly, the number of interventions in the right of reply for any delegation is limited to two per topic, and the first intervention should be limited to ten minutes, and the second should be no longer than five minutes long. Once again, we have a very busy agenda this year, so I would invite delegations to exercise their right to reply within the Shortest time frame possible in any case to respect the time limits. I give the floor in the right of reply to the distinguished delegate of the Philippines. Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Um, I wish to refer to an earlier statement mentioning the South China Sea arbitration. The July 12, 2016 Arbitral Award is binding and final. The award was an affirmation of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Dispute Resolution Mechanism. It authoritatively ruled on the that the claim of historic rights to resources within the seas falling within the 9 0 had no basis in law and is without legal effect. It upheld the Philippines sovereign rights and jurisdiction and in its exclusive economic zone. We firmly reject attempts to undermine it. Thank you, Madam Chair.
🇨🇳 ChinaFirst replyin response to Philippines
Thank you, Chair. In response to the statement of the Philippines, China exercised its right of reply. On Nanhai Judao and the surrounding maritime area, China has indisputable sovereignty, has uh sovereign rights and jurisdiction on the relevant maritime areas. China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea has full legal and historical grounds. China's position on the so-called South China Sea arbitration case has been consistent and clear. The Philippines unilaterally launched the arbitration in violation of the principle of state consent, violating international law, including UNCLOS. The Arbitral Tribunal reviewed the case ultra virus and made the judgment against the law. The award is null and void and illegal. China does not accept or recognize the relevant award or any proposal or action resulting from it. China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea would not be affected by the award under any circumstance. The so called award is a negative example of international law and by no means forms part of international law. China once again requests the member of the IOC to remove uh the language of this award in the relevant case. Thank you, Chair. Distinguished colleagues, with that we conclude this agenda item. We conclude this section of our programme. I remind you that Informal consultations on agenda item 109. Measures to eliminate international terrorism will take place from 115 to 25 p.m. Informal consultations on agenda item 80, report of the International Law Commission on the work of its 76th session will be held from 3 to 4 30 p.m., followed by informal consultations on agenda item 77 criminal accountability of UN officials and experts on mission. Please also recall that as was decided at the first meeting of the committee, the deadline to inscribe for the debate on the agenda items scheduled for next week, namely agenda items 161 to 170, relating to the various ongoing requests for the grant of observer status in the General Assembly will be from tomorrow afternoon at five PM. The working group on measures to eliminate international terrorism will meet immediately following the adjournment of this meeting, and with that the meeting is adjourned, colleagues. Thank you.
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