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Philippines, Indonesia demarcate EEZ boundaries
By: Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ
INQUIRER.net / 07:46 AM August 02, 2019
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Indonesia will start the official recognition of the boundaries that demarcate the two countries’ overlapping exclusive economic zones (EEZs) after an agreement that was formally signed by the two archipelagic states in May 2014 in Manila entered into force.
In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the agreement entered into force after Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi signed the Protocols of Exchange of the instruments of ratification concerning the delimitation of the countries’ EEZs.
The special ceremony took place on the sidelines of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting on Thursday (August 1) in Bangkok, Thailand.
According to the DFA, the treaty would economically and politically benefit both countries “by promoting more bilateral cooperation in the EEZ in order to advance the common interest of managing and preserving the resources in the EEZ.”
It would also “further strengthening maritime security cooperation between the two countries,” the DFA added.
The treaty determining the boundaries which delimit the overlapping EEZ of the Philippines and Indonesia was first discussed in June 1994.
“Wide overlaps in the EEZ of the Philippines and Indonesia, which run across the Mindanao Sea and Celebes Sea, and in the southern section of the Philippine Sea in the Pacific Ocean, required the two countries to negotiate and agree on a shared boundary,” the DFA explained.
President Rodrigo Duterte and the Indonesian Parliament signed the agreement in February 2017 and April 2017, respectively.
The Senate then concurred with the President’s ratification in June 2019.
With the Philippines and Indonesia both being parties to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the two nations are entitled to an EEZ of 200 nautical miles off its coast.
The DFA cited the UNCLOS which says that states “have sovereign rights to explore and exploit, and conserve and manage natural resources, among others, within their EEZ.” /muf
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/178552/philippines-indonesia-demarcate-eez-boundaries
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By: Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ
INQUIRER.net / 07:46 AM August 02, 2019
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Indonesia will start the official recognition of the boundaries that demarcate the two countries’ overlapping exclusive economic zones (EEZs) after an agreement that was formally signed by the two archipelagic states in May 2014 in Manila entered into force.
In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the agreement entered into force after Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi signed the Protocols of Exchange of the instruments of ratification concerning the delimitation of the countries’ EEZs.
The special ceremony took place on the sidelines of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting on Thursday (August 1) in Bangkok, Thailand.
According to the DFA, the treaty would economically and politically benefit both countries “by promoting more bilateral cooperation in the EEZ in order to advance the common interest of managing and preserving the resources in the EEZ.”
It would also “further strengthening maritime security cooperation between the two countries,” the DFA added.
The treaty determining the boundaries which delimit the overlapping EEZ of the Philippines and Indonesia was first discussed in June 1994.
“Wide overlaps in the EEZ of the Philippines and Indonesia, which run across the Mindanao Sea and Celebes Sea, and in the southern section of the Philippine Sea in the Pacific Ocean, required the two countries to negotiate and agree on a shared boundary,” the DFA explained.
President Rodrigo Duterte and the Indonesian Parliament signed the agreement in February 2017 and April 2017, respectively.
The Senate then concurred with the President’s ratification in June 2019.
With the Philippines and Indonesia both being parties to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the two nations are entitled to an EEZ of 200 nautical miles off its coast.
The DFA cited the UNCLOS which says that states “have sovereign rights to explore and exploit, and conserve and manage natural resources, among others, within their EEZ.” /muf
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/178552/philippines-indonesia-demarcate-eez-boundaries
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Indonesia to host China-Asean conference
Published on: Saturday, November 09, 2019
JAKARTA: Indonesia will host the China-Asean conference on the people-to-people friendship organization from November 10 to 12, 2019, in Bandung, West Java province.
“The Indonesia-China Organization (LIC) is organizing the 12th conference which Indonesia will host for the second time after the third event was also held here in 2008,” head of the LIC, Sudrajat, said at a press conference in Jakarta.
The biennial event aims to promote people-to-people friendship between the Asean members and China, focusing on the economy, social, and cultural sectors, while highlighting development and the involvement of millennials, Sudrajat noted.
“We hope the conference results in a joint communique on what we will be doing in two to 10 years,” he said.
Some 91 delegations of non-government organizations from 10 Asean members and China are expected to attend the conference, along with hundreds of investors and businessmen.
Scheduled to open the conference is the Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil.
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/143075/indonesia-to-host-china-asean-conference/
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/143075/indonesia-to-host-china-asean-conference/
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Published on: Saturday, November 09, 2019
JAKARTA: Indonesia will host the China-Asean conference on the people-to-people friendship organization from November 10 to 12, 2019, in Bandung, West Java province.
“The Indonesia-China Organization (LIC) is organizing the 12th conference which Indonesia will host for the second time after the third event was also held here in 2008,” head of the LIC, Sudrajat, said at a press conference in Jakarta.
The biennial event aims to promote people-to-people friendship between the Asean members and China, focusing on the economy, social, and cultural sectors, while highlighting development and the involvement of millennials, Sudrajat noted.
“We hope the conference results in a joint communique on what we will be doing in two to 10 years,” he said.
Some 91 delegations of non-government organizations from 10 Asean members and China are expected to attend the conference, along with hundreds of investors and businessmen.
Scheduled to open the conference is the Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil.
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/143075/indonesia-to-host-china-asean-conference/
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/143075/indonesia-to-host-china-asean-conference/
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ASEAN Defense Meeting, Prabowo Declares Indonesia's Commitment
Monday, 18 November 2019
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In attending Sunday’s ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat in Bangkok, Thailand, Indonesian defense minister Prabowo Subianto declared the country’s commitment to helping build Southeast Asia’s security and reputation among other world regions.
Minister Prabowo asserts that ASEAN holds large potential in natural wealth and is renowned as one of the world’s major global trade routes. He deemed ASEAN’s global emphasis is proven by how the region has attracted the interests of global forces.
“However, the potential in Southeast Asia’s seas would be hard to develop and make use of if it isn’t guaranteed by the needed protection from ASEAN members itself,” said Prabowo in the meeting on November 17.
The former Indonesian army special forces (Kopassus) general called for country members to stay committed and connected to reach collective welfare.
“ASEAN [members] must not be separated or polarized as it would only cause conflicts and discordance. Indonesia strongly defies any form of invasion from any country in Southeast Asian regions,” said Prabowo.
Among many others, the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting produced crucial multilateral partnerships in the form of; the Malacca Strait Patrol, the Sulu Sea and Sulawesi Trilateral Indomalphi, and ASEAN Direct Communication Infrastructure.
https://en.tempo.co/read/1273433/asean-defense-meeting-prabowo-declares-indonesias-commitment
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Monday, 18 November 2019
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In attending Sunday’s ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat in Bangkok, Thailand, Indonesian defense minister Prabowo Subianto declared the country’s commitment to helping build Southeast Asia’s security and reputation among other world regions.
Minister Prabowo asserts that ASEAN holds large potential in natural wealth and is renowned as one of the world’s major global trade routes. He deemed ASEAN’s global emphasis is proven by how the region has attracted the interests of global forces.
“However, the potential in Southeast Asia’s seas would be hard to develop and make use of if it isn’t guaranteed by the needed protection from ASEAN members itself,” said Prabowo in the meeting on November 17.
The former Indonesian army special forces (Kopassus) general called for country members to stay committed and connected to reach collective welfare.
“ASEAN [members] must not be separated or polarized as it would only cause conflicts and discordance. Indonesia strongly defies any form of invasion from any country in Southeast Asian regions,” said Prabowo.
Among many others, the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting produced crucial multilateral partnerships in the form of; the Malacca Strait Patrol, the Sulu Sea and Sulawesi Trilateral Indomalphi, and ASEAN Direct Communication Infrastructure.
https://en.tempo.co/read/1273433/asean-defense-meeting-prabowo-declares-indonesias-commitment
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