Scoota30
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Really wonder what the DRC's endgame is (if they even have a plan that far ahead - might be incapable of it). Everything they continue to keep doing only increases our leverage at the negotiation table, it's almost like they actually think they'll come out the end of this as a winner, maybe they are fully convinced from Chinese whispers that we will go bankrupt and they won't have to deal with us? It sounds like they have a committee to look at the potential risks of losing the entire case....The entire problem comes back to three words 'greed and corruption'.
Of course a first proposal for an MOU will be aggressive as it’s the starting point of negotiations and there has to be room to move in the other direction.
Detractors have made it clear that they aren't letting up at ICC even when faced with interim orders against them, while the DRC govt hasn't budged and has actually moved further against ICSID interim orders. Why would AVZ give up any leverage at this point?
@Carlos Danger do you know if by them continually disregarding interim orders, will this further increase the final damages claim - or because they're mounting a defence for their decisions to ignore interim orders (even after being told a second time) does that mean they can get away with the stalling without any further repercussions?