After 20 years of negotiations, the Philippines and Indonesia have completed the text of the agreement and chart defining the boundaries of the two countries’ overlapping exclusive economic zones (EEZs) in the Mindanao and Celebes Seas. The document, entitled “Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Indonesia Concerning the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone Boundary,” is now awaiting the signatures of Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario and Indonesian Foreign Minister R.M. Marty Natalegawa.
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 10:20:12 +0000