Holding an organizational hearing in arbitration on the suit of Ukraine on Russia's violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is scheduled for May 12, said Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Elena Zerkal in the comment ZN. UA.

"The hearing on procedural matters is scheduled for May 12. During this hearing, organizational issues will be decided, "the deputy minister said..

Mirror admitted that, for the sake of delaying the process, the Russian side could insist that the court must first decide on its jurisdiction, and only after that - consider the case in essence.

"Our opinion is that it is impossible to consider the issue of the court's jurisdiction without considering the matter in fact," she said..