Colombia fury over islands ruling
Colombia fury over islands ruling
Tuesday November 20 2012
Colombia has lashed out at an International Court of Justice ruling granting the country sovereignty over a group of tiny islands in the western Caribbean - but not its waters.
The president is furious that the court in the Netherlands has also granted Nicaragua control of a large swathe of the surrounding sea and seabed that could hold oil reserves.
The decision not to grant Colombia full sovereignty over the waters connecting all San Andres' islands drew a vehement objection from Colombia's president.
Based on evidence presented to the judges by lawyers for both nations, "Colombia and not Nicaragua has sovereignty over the islands", the court's president Peter Tomka told delegations from both sides.
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