Dhaka: The United Nations commission concerned has suspended Myanmar's claim on the outer-limits of the continental shelf in the Bay of Bengal, in line with Dhaka's protest saying the Yangon claimed area in the sea was formed with sediment carried by rivers in Bangladesh.
A foreign office statement last night said the Commission on the Limits of the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) decided to suspend the Yangon claim after a hearing on the submission by Myanmar authorities and the the protest notes of Bangladesh.
"The commission decided to defer further consideration of the submission and the notes verbal until such time as the submission is next in line for consideration," the statement said.
Officials said Myanmar submitted their outer-continental-shelf claim on December 16, 2008 to the CLCS and the presentation on the submission was held on August 24 this year before the UN body.
They said despite a provision for constituting a sub-commission to hear further details about the claim, the CLCS decided not to form it at this stage considering Bangladesh's protest note, which was also communicated to the UN secretary general.
