JAKARTA, Jan 7 — The intensity of negotiations to resolve the border issue between Indonesia and Malaysia will be enhanced this year based on the provisions of international law, said Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.
“For the land border, priority will be given to resolve the Outstanding Boundary Line Problems including Pulau Sebatik,” she said in a statement on the achievements of 2021 diplomacy and 2022 targets. Indonesia held 17 border negotiations last year with the Philippines, Malaysia, Palau and Vietnam, compared to just seven the previous year.
The region is also witnessing increasing competition between major countries in the Indo-Pacific region.