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Jakarta ready to negotiate with KL over Ambalat
Ary Hermawan , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 06/19/2009 3:19 PM | National
Indonesia has asked Malaysia to resume talks on the issue of disputed borders, including those in the oil-rich Ambalat waters, on July 13-14, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.
The ministry's spokesperson, Teuku Faizasyah, said Jakarta had sent a letter to Kuala Lumpur to ask them to speed up negotiations on the decades-old dispute.
"This would be our 14th negotiation," Faizasyah said, adding Indonesia was ready to host the meeting.
Kuala Lumpur, however, has not responded to the request, Faizasyah said.
The Ambalat controversy has again fueled anti-Malaysian sentiment in Indonesia. The Indonesian government has said that it would fight for the maritime area, despite Kuala Lumpur's persistent historical claim it is part of their territory.
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