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Gov't must urgently begin negotiations with Togo on maritime boundary - Experts
Many have called on the government of Ghana to immediately begin processes to demarcate its boundary with Togo, to prevent a future litigation that might arise over its maritime boundary.
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This follows Ghana’s victory at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), in a case of a maritime boundary dispute with Ivory Coast.
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on Saturday ruled that Ghana did not violate the right of Côte d’Ivoire,’ by drilling oil around the maritime area shared by both countries.
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It further indicated that Ghana did not violate the provisional measures prescribed by the Special Chamber, in its Order of April 25, 2015.
Many have since called on the government of Ghana to immediately begin processes to demarcate its boundary with Togo, to prevent a future litigation that might arise over its maritime boundary.
Speaking at Media General’s News lecture dubbed “Making Sense of the ITLOS Judgement on Ghana-Ivory Coast Maritime Boundary Dispute”, Dr Kofi Mbiah said an early determination of the matter will be ideal for Ghana.
“When this matter with Cote d’Ivoire came up the issue of Ghana – Togo also came to the fore and therefore it meant that we had to put it on the table and begin to talk. I told you the first cardinal principle in maritime delimitation is agreement between the states. So if the two of us are able to agree, then nothing happens”.
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The former chairman of the international maritime organization’s legal committee added that “Sometimes it is better for you to start the negotiation at a time when there are no known resources in that area, but the moment you begin to discover resources in the area then tensions heighten and the negotiations become very difficult. So that is something that Ghana should try as much as possible to work on, in the coming years or months”.
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