Federal Deputy Gustavo de Hoyos Walther called on the Chamber of Deputies to urgently review the initiatives he presented to amend the Constitution and the Federal Law of the Sea, so that the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, is recognized as a historic bay, territorial sea, and therefore an integral part of the national territory.
He recalled that, according to a study published in the Journal of the Center for Higher Naval Studies, the south-central part of the Gulf remains under an exclusive economic zone and international waters regime, which, he said, “has undermined Mexico’s sovereignty and national security” by allowing freedom of navigation and overflight without full control by the Mexican State.
The legislator emphasized that Mexico already possesses the geographical, historical, legal, and national security foundations to embark, without delay, on a legal and diplomatic path to proclaim the Gulf of California as a historic bay and Mexican internal waters, criteria expressly recognized by the United Nations and supported by the technical study of the Center for Higher Naval Studies.
In a statement, he insisted that the reclassification would strengthen the protection of maritime resources, environmental conservation, and the capacity of the Mexican State to confront risks associated with illicit activities and the presence of external actors in a maritime space entirely surrounded by national territory.
De Hoyos Walther respectfully urged the Presidency of the Republic to immediately initiate the necessary diplomatic and technical procedures with the relevant international organizations, following the recent alerts issued by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which warned of possible GPS interference and military operations on routes crossing the Mexican Pacific and the Gulf of California.
He pointed out that the situation forced them to act with a long-term, state-oriented vision, prioritizing the institutional defense of sovereignty and national security above any political differences or passing circumstances.
Source: aristeguinoticias
