UN Malaysia and Indonesia agree to settle border issues

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https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/24/msia-and-indonesia-agree-to-settle-border-issues/



JAKARTA: Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to resolve issues pertaining to the delineation of borders of both countries.

Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah and his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi announced the commitment in a joint media conference here.


“We will resolve the issues related to the delineation (sea and land boundaries) and we will expedite them,” he said.

Saifuddin was confident that the close bilateral ties would help in solving any problems between the two countries.


Saifuddin added that Malaysia and Indonesia, which produce 80% of the world’s palm oil, would work together to counter the European attacks and would jointly promote palm oil products.

Earlier, Saifuddin paid a courtesy call on Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, at Bogor Palace.

Also present at the meeting were Retno and Malaysia’s deputy chief of mission to Jakarta Zamshari Shaharan.

Saifuddin was on a three-day working visit to Indonesia, which began on Saturday. This was his first working visit after being sworn in as minister on July 2.

The visit was a follow-up to the official visit of Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on June 28 to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries, after Pakatan Harapan won the 14th General Election. — Bernama
 
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If these two Southeast Asian giants can demonstrate their ability to reasonably and expeditiously resolve disputes over overlapping claims to offshore exclusive economic zones, it will really make China look like an ass over their inability to compromise on the so-called Nine Dash Line in the disputed zone in the South China Sea
 
(Powerlevel) I lived in Indonesia for three years and I'll believe this when I see it. Malaysia is Indonesia's standard "Oh look over there" diversion target whenever they fuck up, and the border claims are useful for that. I think they actually save their unpopular policies up (like pardoning people on death row, dropping subsidies or selling off public assets in shady deals) until a Malaysian MP mentions the border or one of their contentious cultural or historical differences of opinion. The people are already tired from burning Malaysian flags and whatnot so they don't riot again. Usually.

It would be cool if it happened, but I think the Indonesian government actually gains from having the ongoing dispute.

I should add, so I don't sound too negative, I like Indonesia. Their political situation is a bit of a shitshow though.
 
millais said:
If these two Southeast Asian giants can demonstrate their ability to reasonably and expeditiously resolve disputes over overlapping claims to offshore exclusive economic zones, it will really make China look like an ass over their inability to compromise on the so-called Nine Dash Line in the disputed zone in the South China Sea
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I don't know, the ChiComs already make themselves look like asses by calling Taiwan/Formosa a rouge province which needs to be "corrected."
 
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