Vietnam - Indonesia negotiate the demarcation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

Information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the eighth round of expert-level negotiations on the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between Vietnam and Indonesia was held in Bali, Indonesia from March 22 to 24.

Vietnam's seas. Photo: Tuoi Tre.

This is the next round of negotiations of the VII round on this issue held in Hanoi, Vietnam from December 15-17, 2015.

The Vietnamese delegation was led by Mr. Trinh Duc Hai, Deputy Head of the National Border Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam. The Indonesian delegation was led by Mr. Octavino Alimuddin, Director of the Department of Politics, Security and Territorial Treaties, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia.

At the eighth round of negotiations, the two sides continued to discuss methods of delimiting the Exclusive Economic Zone on the basis of the provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and exchanged views on the remaining principles of the draft Principles and Guidelines for Negotiations.

The two negotiating delegations hope that the results achieved in the negotiation round will contribute to further strengthening the Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

According to VOV