Indonesia refused to negotiate with China on the South China Sea issue
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The Director General of the International Law and Treaty Department, BNG Indonesia, said Indonesia did not participate in any negotiations on demarcation at sea.
Yesterday (June 5), in response to a proposal to negotiate from China over the South China Sea issue, the Indonesian Government flatly rejected and upheld its position when it rejected China's claims. East Sea
In response to Indonesia sending a diplomatic note to the United Nations on May 26 to reject China's claims in the South China Sea, on June 2, the Chinese government also sent a note to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres to reject the content of the above note of Indonesia.
Accordingly, the Chinese government acknowledges that Indonesia and China have no territorial disputes, but the two countries have overlapping claims in several areas in the South China Sea. The Chinese side stated its willingness to resolve overlapping sovereignty claims through negotiations with Indonesia. China wants to cooperate with Indonesia to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea.
In response to China's proposal to negotiate, Damos Agusman, director general of the Department of Laws and International Treaties, said Indonesia's Foreign Ministry said, "based on the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)" , Indonesia has no overlapping claims with China so it does not participate in any negotiations on maritime delimitation. ”
He also stressed that, in Indonesia's Foreign Ministry's official statement in early January 2020, Indonesia confirmed there was no sovereignty dispute with China over the South China Sea. At that time, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also rejected the Chinese term "related waters".
Indonesia's Foreign Ministry asserted that its claims to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Indonesia on the grounds that Chinese fishermen have been operating in these waters for a long time are "unilateral, unfounded." legal and has never been recognized by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) ".
At a press conference in Jakarta yesterday, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi reaffirmed Indonesia's consistent position on the South China Sea issue and with Chinese claims that could affect the Exclusive Economic Zone. (EEZ) of this country. Indonesia emphasized that it complies with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which has acceded to 168 member states, including China.
Meanwhile, international maritime law researcher from Gajah Mada University Indonesia, I Made Andi Arsana said that China's call for negotiations is illogical. According to him, Indonesia's claims are based on international law, while China's claims are based on their own. Therefore, Indonesia's continued rejection of China's claims in the South China Sea is correct.
Agreeing with I Made, International Relations Specialist at the University of Indonesia, Hikmahanto Juwana also said that China's resistance is predictable because China has never accepted the Court's ruling. The referees and Indonesia have no reason to negotiate with China.
Earlier, on May 26, following the recent diplomatic steps of ASEAN member states, regarding the rejection of China's claim in the South China Sea, Indonesia sent a note to the United Nations. , stating its government's support for the 2016 decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Rome, when the court sided with the Philippines in its case against China. The note reaffirmed that "China's claim to the" nine-dash line "is a lack of legal basis and serious violation of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
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Indonesian President aboard the Indonesian Navy ship after presiding over a limited cabinet meeting in the Natuna Islands waters of Riau Islands province
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