1 THE PRESIDENT: Please be seated.

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 3 THE CLERK OF THE TRIBUNAL: The International Tribunal for the Law

 4 of the Sea is now in session.

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 6 THE REGISTRAR: The Tribunal will continue its hearings on the request of

 7 St Vincent and the Grenadines for the prescription of provisional measures in

 8 the M/V SAIGA no. 2 Case, which is Case no. 2 of the list of cases. St

 9 Vincent and the Grenadines, Applicant, the Republic of Guinea, Respondent.

 10 Yesterday the Tribunal heard the first round of oral arguments by St Vincent

 11 and the Grenadines and the Republic of Guinea. Today both parties will

 12 present their second round of oral argument in which they will have the

 13 opportunity to makes replies to the presentations given yesterday.