New Delhi. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India has welcomed the judgement delivered at The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague in favour of India.

“We welcome the judgement delivered just now by the International Court of Justice in The Hague in favour of India in the case relating to Shri Kulbhushan Jadhav,” the MEA said in a statement issued here just after the judgement.

The Court, by a vote of 15-1, has upheld India’s claim that Pakistan is in egregious violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963 on several counts.

“We also appreciate the direction by the International Court of Justice that Pakistan should review and reconsider the conviction and sentence given to Jadhav by the Pakistani military court,” the statement added.

The MEA statement further observed: “We note that the Court has directed that Pakistan is under an obligation to inform Jadhav without further delay of his rights and to provide Indian consular officers access to him in accordance with the Vienna Convention. We expect Pakistan to implement the directive immediately.”

This landmark judgement validates India’s position on this matter fully. “We will continue to work vigorously for Kulbhushan Jadhav’s early release and return to India.”