Cape Verde: Portugal help in the process of enlargement of the continental shelf
Cidade da Praia, Cape Verde, 06 Feb - Portugal is helping Cape Verde to prepare the request for extension of the continental shelf of the archipelago, which must be submitted to the United Nations by May of 2009, according reported Tuesday the Portuguese news agency .
A team of specialists Portuguese, led by the coordinator of the structure of Mission for Extension of Continental Platform (EMEPC) of Portugal, Manuel Pinto de Abreu, ended Monday in the capital Cape Verdean a marathon of meetings with Cape Verdean responsible for Cape Verde to help prepare a proposal to extend the shelf beyond 200 miles.
"Portugal provided for the EMEPC together examine the possibilities of extending the platform of Cape Verde and evaluate the resources that are needed mobilize," explained Manuel Pinto de Abreu.
The specialist Portuguese admitted that one of the advantages of enlargement may be in increasing the chances of being found oil in the jurisdiction of Cape Verdean.
Pinto de Abreu further considered that Cape Verde has "good evidence" that this extension can be accepted by the UN, leading to the archipelago to manage and exploit natural resources of an area increased.
According Pinto de Abreu is not under discussion at this time, the size of the extension of the continental shelf beyond the current 200 (1609), but we can not quantify resources are concerned that without such a search same resources.
The government of Cape Verde has in the past year the Intergovernmental Committee for the Platform Continental but it only met once.
The Commission Cape Verdean has until May 13, 2009 to submit to the United Nations a proposal for extension of the continental shelf and the justifications for the request
Cidade da Praia, Cape Verde, 06 Feb - Portugal is helping Cape Verde to prepare the request for extension of the continental shelf of the archipelago, which must be submitted to the United Nations by May of 2009, according reported Tuesday the Portuguese news agency .
A team of specialists Portuguese, led by the coordinator of the structure of Mission for Extension of Continental Platform (EMEPC) of Portugal, Manuel Pinto de Abreu, ended Monday in the capital Cape Verdean a marathon of meetings with Cape Verdean responsible for Cape Verde to help prepare a proposal to extend the shelf beyond 200 miles.
"Portugal provided for the EMEPC together examine the possibilities of extending the platform of Cape Verde and evaluate the resources that are needed mobilize," explained Manuel Pinto de Abreu.
The specialist Portuguese admitted that one of the advantages of enlargement may be in increasing the chances of being found oil in the jurisdiction of Cape Verdean.
Pinto de Abreu further considered that Cape Verde has "good evidence" that this extension can be accepted by the UN, leading to the archipelago to manage and exploit natural resources of an area increased.
According Pinto de Abreu is not under discussion at this time, the size of the extension of the continental shelf beyond the current 200 (1609), but we can not quantify resources are concerned that without such a search same resources.
The government of Cape Verde has in the past year the Intergovernmental Committee for the Platform Continental but it only met once.
The Commission Cape Verdean has until May 13, 2009 to submit to the United Nations a proposal for extension of the continental shelf and the justifications for the request
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