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RI HAS SENT 36 PROTEST NOTES TO MALAYSIA : OFFICIAL
Jakarta, June 5 (ANTARA) - Indonesia has so far sent 36 protest notes to Malaysia about border violation committed by Malaysian patrol boats in Ambalat waters, a government spokesman said.
"The 36th protest note was sent to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (June 4)," Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said here on Friday.
The latest protest note was conveyed after the foreign ministry had obtained details on the realities on the ground from the Indonesian Navy, he said.
The navy, he said, had given a chronological report that included such details as the dates of the incursions or activities of the Malaysian patrol boats in Indonesian territorial waters.
By sending the protest notes, the Indonesian government wanted to make it plain that Ambalat was an area subject to Indonesian sovereignty, he said.
The first note of protest was delivered by Indonesia to the Malaysian government in 1980.
But apart from sending the protest notes, the Indonesian government was continuing to use diplomatic channels to settle the Ambalat problem with Malaysia through negotiations, he said.
"The government has again reminded Malaysia to soon prepare its team for negotiations on border problems," Faizasyah said, adding that officials of the foreign ministry were continuing to coordinate with Malaysian counterparts to settle the border incidents," he said.
In addition to close coordination on Ambalat, the foreign ministry was also intensifying its communication with the Indonesian public with the aim of tempering the latter's emotions in responding to the Ambalat dispute, he said.
"The 36th protest note was sent to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (June 4)," Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said here on Friday.
The latest protest note was conveyed after the foreign ministry had obtained details on the realities on the ground from the Indonesian Navy, he said.
The navy, he said, had given a chronological report that included such details as the dates of the incursions or activities of the Malaysian patrol boats in Indonesian territorial waters.
By sending the protest notes, the Indonesian government wanted to make it plain that Ambalat was an area subject to Indonesian sovereignty, he said.
The first note of protest was delivered by Indonesia to the Malaysian government in 1980.
But apart from sending the protest notes, the Indonesian government was continuing to use diplomatic channels to settle the Ambalat problem with Malaysia through negotiations, he said.
"The government has again reminded Malaysia to soon prepare its team for negotiations on border problems," Faizasyah said, adding that officials of the foreign ministry were continuing to coordinate with Malaysian counterparts to settle the border incidents," he said.
In addition to close coordination on Ambalat, the foreign ministry was also intensifying its communication with the Indonesian public with the aim of tempering the latter's emotions in responding to the Ambalat dispute, he said.
