Indonesia, Singapore reach deal on border

Xinhua

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Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa and his Singapore counterpart K. Shanmugam on Wednesday signed an agreement on the border between the two countries in Singapore.

Indonesian presidential office website disclosed that the signing of the Delimitation of the Territorial Seas in the Eastern Part of the Strait of Singapore was witnessed by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the State Palace of Singapore.

The delimitation of the maritime border was from Batam island of Indonesia to Changi of Singapore.

In 2009, the two countries signed a deal on the border at the western parts of Singapore Strait.

Before witnessing the signing, President Yudhoyono held separate meetings with his Singapore counterpart Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

They discussed the latest issues on the relations between the two countries.