New PCA Member State

New PCA Member State: Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe deposited its instrument of accession to the 1907 Hague Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands, the depositary of the Convention, on 8 September 2014. The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe became a Member State of the PCA, on 4 November 2014.

São Tomé and Príncipe is the 116th Member State of the PCA.

The PCA welcomes this expression of support for the work of the PCA and the peaceful settlement of international disputes.