Other countries to be given heads-up on Sulu Sultanate claims

KUANTAN: The government will be submitting notices to 168 countries on a possible unilateral legal claim for the heirs of the defunct Sulu Sultanate.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah said this was a diplomatic process to inform the signees of the New York Convention of a possible attempt by Spanish arbitrator Dr Gonzalo Stampa or other parties to bring a unilateral claim to their courts.