The India assured this Friday that he transitioned to Washington it is “to be worried“After the ship of the US Navy USS John Paul Jones maneuvers performed within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) india without the permission of New Delhi, While state United For his part, he stressed that he had the right to perform this exercise at sea.
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India’s position on it UN convention about him Law of the sea “the thing is the Convention does not authorize other States to conduct military exercises or maneuvers in the Exclusive Economic Zone or on the continental shelf, especially those involving the use of weapons or explosives, without the consent of the coastal state, “the Ministry of Foreign Affairs it is a statement.
(…) The treaty does not permit other states to conduct military exercises or maneuvers in the exclusive economic zone
A) Yes, “We have communicated our concerns about this passage to the US government through our EEZ., through diplomatic channels, ”he concluded in the brief statement.
India’s claim comes two days after the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet released the conducting its “free navigation” operations outside the Indian Lakshadweep archipelago.
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The USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) reaffirmed the rights and freedoms of navigation about 130 nautical miles west of the Lakshadweep Islands, within India’s Exclusive Economic Zone, without seeking the prior consent of India, in accordance with international law “said in a statement.
According to the fleet of the US NavyAlthough India needed the consent request, this is the case “an application incompatible with international law”.
Is Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) “He defended the rights, freedoms and legal uses of the sea recognized in international law by questioning India’s excessive maritime claims,” the Americans defended.
He also assured that these are maneuvers routine Y regularly, and they will continue, he said, “as we have done in the past and will continue to do so in the futureFONOPs are not about a country or making political statements. ”
EFE
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