The Registrar:

The Tribunal will today hear argument on the merits of the M/V “SAIGA” (No. 2) case, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v. Guinea. The case has been entered on the Tribunal’s List of cases as Case No. 2.

The Tribunal has learnt with regret the passing away of Mr. Bozo Dabinovic who was the Agent of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In a communication the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has informed the Tribunal of the appointment of His Excellency Mr. Carlyle D. Dougan, High Commissioner to London for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as Agent of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the M/V “SAIGA” (No. 2) case.

The President:

This public sitting is being held, pursuant to article 26 of the Statute of the Tribunal, for the hearing in the M/V “SAIGA” (No. 2) case.