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Experts summoned to find a solution to Natuna Waters spat
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The KRI Sultan Hasanuddin military vessel on patrol in Natuna Waters on Dec. 5, 2014. (Kompas/Muhammad Ikhsan Mahar)
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team of international maritime law experts will endeavor to find a peaceful solution to the Natuna Waters issue in light of another incident, the third incident since March, which further escalated tensions between Indonesia and China on Friday.
"We will ask the team to look for a way for us to maintain our good ties with China while ensuring that our sovereignty remains undisturbed," Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said on Monday.
The government has appointed Maritime affairs expert Hasjim Djalal to lead the team, Luhut said, adding that the senior expert has been asked to find facts that strengthen Indonesia's position over its exclusive economic zone in Natuna waters.
China's nine dash line, which it uses to demarcate its ambitions for maritime boundaries in the South China Sea, overlaps with a section of Indonesia's internationally-recognized exclusive economic zone.
The Foreign Ministry will oversee the team, Luhut said without providing further detail.
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo approves of the plan, Luhut added.
