RI to sign maritime accord<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Australian Federal Government plans to sign a
\nmaritime boundaries agreement with Indonesia in Perth, Western
\nAustralia, on March 14, 1997.<\/p>\n
Antara reported here earlier this week the Australian
\ngovernment would be represented on the occasion by Foreign
\nMinister Alexander Downer and Indonesia by Minister of Foreign
\nAffairs Ali Alatas.<\/p>\n
The two countries have held negotiations on maritime
\nboundaries for more than 25 years, the news agency reported.<\/p>\n
The sixth informal meeting in Sydney, September 11-12, 1996,
\ndealt only with former boundaries between the two neighboring
\ncountries.<\/p>\n
The maritime boundaries agreed upon at the meeting covered the
\nExclusive Economic Zone and the continental shelf between Java
\nIsland and Christmas Island, the Exclusive Economic Zone in the
\nArafura Sea and the Timor Sea. This was in lieu of a memorandum
\nof understanding reached in 1981 on temporary fishery boundaries
\nbetween the two countries in the Arafura Sea and Timor Sea and
\nthe continental shelf in the Timor Sea south of Sumba and Sawu
\nislands.<\/p>\n
The outcome of the informal meeting has been submitted to the
\ngovernments of the respective countries. Meanwhile, the
\nAustralian cabinet has been discussing the result of the meeting
\nand the accord is scheduled to be signed in March 1997 during a
\nvisit by Foreign Minister Ali Alatas.<\/p>\n
The agreement will be the first international agreement signed
\nby Australian Prime Minister John Howard. (no initial please)<\/p>",
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