{"id":13478,"date":"2022-03-14T15:12:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T07:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13478"},"modified":"2022-03-14T15:12:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T07:12:50","slug":"award-on-sulu-claim-to-sabah-does-not-affect-its-position-in-malaysia-saifuddin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13478","title":{"rendered":"Award on Sulu claim to Sabah does not affect its position in Malaysia &#8211; Saifuddin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 &#8212; \u00a0<\/strong>The final award on the claim of the heirs of the sultan of Sulu issued in an arbitration proceeding in the Paris Arbitration Court in France does not affect the position of Sabah as a state of the Federation of Malaysia, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said Malaysia has many times stressed that it does not recognize and entertain any claim to Sabah, which had been recognized by the United Nations and the international community as among those that established the Federation of Malaysia on September 16, 1963.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-09-at-11.33.43.png\" alt=\"sulu\" class=\"wp-image-12308\" width=\"527\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-09-at-11.33.43.png 587w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-09-at-11.33.43-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-09-at-11.33.43-183x100.png 183w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-09-at-11.33.43-350x191.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIt must be emphasized that the government of Malaysia is not keeping quiet but has taken several measures to stop the claim proceeding,\u201d<\/em> he said when winding up the debate on the motion of thanks for the royal address for his ministry at Dewan Rakyat today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, Minister in the Prime Minister\u2019s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the government does not recognize the claim and arbitration relating to the payment order of RM62.59 billion (US$14.92 billion) to the heirs of the Sulu sultanate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is in view that the appointment of the arbitrator, Gonzalo Stampa, has been annulled and is no longer legally valid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/news.php?id=2061639\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 &#8212; 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