Singapore, Indonesia agree on maritime border
Singapore and Indonesia have ratified an agreement on their
borderline on the waters west of the Singapore straits at Singapore’s Foreign Ministry on August 30.
Singapore and Indonesia have ratified an agreement on their
borderline on the waters west of the Singapore straits at Singapore’s Foreign Ministry on August 30.
The signatories were Singapore’s Foreign Minister George Yeo and his Indonesian counterpart, Marty M. Tatalegawa.
The Malaysian news agency Bernama quoted the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore as saying that the maritime border between the two countries is based on international maritime law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), that both countries have signed up to.
The Indonesian embassy also made it clear that the maritime border agreement provides a legal foundation for both countries to enhance navigational safety and security and enforce the maritime law.
Establishing the maritime border from Nipa Island to the island of Karimun Besar, in the Western waters will enable the authorities of both countries to fulfil their duties along the Singapore straits, said the statement.
A lot of work lies ahead for Indonesia and Singapore before they agree on the maritime border delineation in Eastern waters, as any decision depends on the outcome of the negotiations between Singapore and Malaysia on their mutual maritime border.
Malaysia and Indonesia still have to agree on the demarcation of the border in the Johor and Bintan/Batam areas, east of the Singapore straits./.
The signatories were Singapore’s Foreign Minister George Yeo and his Indonesian counterpart, Marty M. Tatalegawa.
The Malaysian news agency Bernama quoted the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore as saying that the maritime border between the two countries is based on international maritime law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), that both countries have signed up to.
The Indonesian embassy also made it clear that the maritime border agreement provides a legal foundation for both countries to enhance navigational safety and security and enforce the maritime law.
Establishing the maritime border from Nipa Island to the island of Karimun Besar, in the Western waters will enable the authorities of both countries to fulfil their duties along the Singapore straits, said the statement.
A lot of work lies ahead for Indonesia and Singapore before they agree on the maritime border delineation in Eastern waters, as any decision depends on the outcome of the negotiations between Singapore and Malaysia on their mutual maritime border.
Malaysia and Indonesia still have to agree on the demarcation of the border in the Johor and Bintan/Batam areas, east of the Singapore straits./.
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