Question NW2685 to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Bryant, Mr D W to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

With reference to the announcement by an official of her department at a meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on 13 June 2023, that South African recognizes all territorial claims to Antarctica, apart from those that were made after a hold on claims was instituted (a) (i) which claims are officially recognized and (ii) what are the reasons thereof and (b) what were the reasons that the South African delegation to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Helsinki rejected a draft resolution on Article 7 put forward by the United States of America, agenda items ATCM 6d and ATCM 6e?