RI-Japan Strengthen Maritime Cooperation
Indonesia and Japan have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the maritime sector. The agreement was reached amid tense relations between Indonesia and China recently over the North Natuna Sea issue.
President Joko Widodo (third right), accompanied by State Secretary Pratikno (right) and Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi (second right), talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu (second left) and Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Masafumi Ishii (left) at Merdeka Palace, in Jakarta, Friday (10/1/2020).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS - Indonesia and Japan have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the maritime and other sectors in order to create prosperity, peace and stability in the region. In the maritime sector, the two countries will intensify the development of fisheries and marine security facilities, including in the Natuna region.
The agreement was reached in a meeting between Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi and Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu in Jakarta on Friday. The signing of the agreement took place amid the tense relations between Indonesia and China following the entry of Chinese fishing vessels under the escort of the country\'s coast guard ships into Indonesia\'s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Natuna Sea from December 2019 to early 2020. China unilaterally claimed the region as a traditional fishing area.