Indonesia, Philippines Settle Historic Maritime Issue

For the first time ever, Indonesia and the Philippines agreed to a provisional boundary line in the waters between their archipelagos.

The decision marked the conclusion of talks on the countries' respective exclusive economic zones (EEZ), which have gone on since 1994. It came at the sixth meeting of the Indonesia-Philippines Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) in Jakarta last week, though Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalega

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