RI, Malaysia on border talks

RI, Malaysia on border talks

DENPASAR, Bali: Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed on the
delineation of some 39.33 kilometers of their common border in
the northern part of Kalimantan.

Suryatna Soebrata, the secretary general of the Ministry of
Home Affairs who headed the Indonesian delegation to the border
talks, said that 20.9 km of the new border lines were between
East Kalimantan and Sabah, while the other 18.43 km were between
West Kalimantan and Sarawak, Antara reported.

The agreement was reached after three days of talks which
began on Jan. 23.

Suryatna said Indonesia and Malaysia had delineated about 40
percent of the estimated 1,480 kms of their common border in
Kalimantan since the negotiations began in 1975. (emb)