Int'l tribunal gives China till Dec 15 to file counter-memorial over sea row with PHL

From GMA News (Jun 4): Int'l tribunal gives China till Dec 15 to file counter-memorial over sea row with PHL

An international arbitral tribunal has given China until December 15 to file its counter-memorial over a territorial row with the Philippines involving parts of the South China Sea.

The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration issued its second Procedural Order, after the second meeting of the Arbitral Tribunal's members last May 14 and 15.

"In Procedural Order No. 2, the Arbitral Tribunal fixes 15 December 2014 as the date for China to submit its Counter-Memorial responding to the Philippines’ Memorial. The Arbitral Tribunal will determine the further course of the proceedings, including the need for, and scheduling of any other written submissions and hearings, at an appropriate later stage, after seeking the views of the Parties," it said.

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