Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor said the state has viewed the territorial claims as having no merit.
Hajiji said such a victory further strengthens Sabah’s position in Malaysia, according to The Borneo Post. “The Sabah government welcomes the decision and hopes that the government will take all appropriate action to put an end to the claim once and for all,” he was quoted as saying. Yesterday, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled that the arbitration court that ordered Malaysia to make a payment of nearly US$15 billion to the self-proclaimed heirs of Sulu, the erstwhile rulers of the region, did not have jurisdiction in the case.
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