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View all search resultsWith four members—the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei and Malaysia—having conflicting claims with China in the South China Sea and other members leaning toward China because of economic interests, Asean faces serious divisions over the ruling to be handed down by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on July 12.
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's visit to Natuna in Riau Islands province on Thursday will send a clear message that Indonesia is "very serious in its attempt to protect its sovereignty", Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said on Wednesday.
Riau Islands provincial administration has received information that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo plans to visit Natuna, Riau Islands, on Thursday to inspect Chinese trawler Yueyandong Yu 19038, which was confiscated by the local authorities last month.
Coordinating Political, Security and Legal Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said there was no basis for Indonesia to engage in a territorial dispute with China as it had clear ocean territory boundaries formularized in its exclusive economic zone.
Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi on Monday reiterated Indonesia’s position as a non-claimant state in the South China Sea dispute, roundly holding onto established sea boundaries, as lawmakers insisted the government should take a firmer stance in the disputed area.
The government will draw up an outline of Indonesia’s stance on South China Sea disputes in anticipation of the upcoming verdict of a Philippines-China arbitration court hearing looking at the dispute, a senior minister has said.
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