Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday (Jun 13) that the two treaties signed with Indonesia. In this demarcated parts of the two countries’ maritime borders in accordance with rules. And has only signed after consultations made with a number of government agencies.
“On Jun 8, (Indonesian President Joko Widodo and I) made an agreement based on (the principles that) our interests are border points that we do not dispute as well as the international law.
Especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982. Said Mr Anwar during the Prime Minister’s Question and Answer Session in parliament
He stressed that the agreements signed only after consultations with the Maritime Affairs Department of the Foreign Ministry, the National Security Council, the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC), the Department of Survey and Mapping and the National Hydrographic Centre.
The two agreements are the “Treaty Relating to the Delimitation of the Territorial Seas of the Two Countries in the Southernmost Part of the Melaka Straits”.
And the “Treaty between Malaysia and Indonesia Relating to the Delimitation of the Territorial Seas of the Two Countries in the Sulawesi Sea”.
“So after they examined (the maritime boundaries and had) a final meeting with me – (and once) we satisfied – then we signed (the treaties),” said Mr Anwar.
“The technical, legal and economic aspects have agreed upon and (examined by Malaysia and Indonesia).”
Mr Anwar stressed that the treaties signed do not involve territories which are still under dispute.