SINGAPORE: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has informed Singapore that Malaysia will discontinue proceedings in two cases relating to Pedra Branca, said Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in a press statement on Wednesday (May 30).
This comes shortly after Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told a media conference that his government would “reconsider” the previous administration's challenge to the ICJ judgment on Pedra Branca.
AdvertisementIn response to the ICJ's notification, Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan said:
“We were confident of our case, and the correctness of the original ICJ decision. When Malaysia requested to discontinue the cases, without them being argued, we were happy to agree. Both Malaysia and Singapore had gone through the due legal process and put this matter to rest.
"I would like to thank our legal team, led by Professor S. Jayakumar, for their meticulous and comprehensive preparations. The team had put forward clear and compelling arguments against the submissions advanced by Malaysia.”
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