Yangon: Myanmar said the case filed by Gambia against the country at the International Court of Justice concerning the alleged violation of the provisions of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide is a matter of high national interest.
U Kyaw Tint Swe, minister of the office of the state counsellor, and U Kyaw Tin, minister of international cooperation, made the remarks during a briefing in Nay Pyi Taw on Saturday.
Myanmar has retained the services of topmost legal experts to contest the case submitted by Gambia, and a strong legal team has been formed.
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will act as an agent who will represent Myanmar in all aspects of the case before the ICJ and U Kyaw Tint Swe is appointed as alternate agent, the two ministers told the briefing.
