Content Manager posted on February 25, 2010 21:03
The testimony of Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, before the Senate Armed Services Committee on February 25th, 2010, contains this endorsement of US accession to the Law of the Sea Convention:
In order to ensure our continued global mobility, the Department of the Navy strongly supports accession to the Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS). The United States must continue to take maximum advantage of the navigational rights contained in the Convention. Ratification would enhance stability for international maritime rules and ensure our access to critical air and sea lines of communication.
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