Border and Transborder Armed Actions (Nicaragua v. Costa Rica) - Request for discontinuance

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INTERNATIONAL COURT OFJUSTICE
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No 87/19
12 August1987

Borderand Transborder ArmedActions
(Nicaragua v. Costa Rica)

The following information is communicated to the pressby the
Registryof the Internationa Courtof Justice:

By letterbearingtoday'sdate theAgentof Nicaragua has given
noticeof the discontinuanc of the proceedings instituted in C thert
on 28 July 1986by the Republic of Nicaragua against the Repubo lic
CostaRicaand has requested the Court"to take the necessar stepsto
implement thisrequeet".

Nicaragua's request1s governedby the provisiono sf Article 89,
paragraphs 2 and 3 O:€the Rulesof Court.