India said Monday it "is
aware" of the request by Italy for international arbitration in
the dispute over two Italian marines accused of shooting and
killing two Indian fishermen in 2012.
Indian government lawyers "are examining" the request to
use an international arbiter to find an end to the 40-month
stand-off over marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore
Girone, said Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup.
Italy is believed to have informed India Friday of the
request as envisaged under the terms of the UN Convention of the
Law of the Sea agreement, which was signed by both Italy and
India.
Latorre currently is in Italy while Girone is living in the
Italian Embassy in Delhi.
The Indian Supreme Court arranged to hold a hearing to
examine the charges against the two July 14, one day before the
expiry of the last permit granted to Latorre for treatment for a
stroke he suffered in August last year.
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