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SIX LEGISLATORS TO FLY TO MALAYSIA TO DISCUSS AMBALAT
Jakarta, June 6 (ANTARA) - Six members of the House Commission I will fly to Malaysia to meet with their counterparts in the neighboring country to discus the provocations committed by Malaysian naval patrol boats in the Ambalat block.
"The legislators will fly to Malaysia on Monday evening and meet with their Malaysian counterparts ... to discuss the Ambalat issue with Malaysia," said Theo L Sambuaga, at the presidential office after meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Saturday evening.
According to him, the House wanted to convince the Malaysian government to jointly maintain harmonious relations of the two countries by avoiding to commit such provocation in the disputed Ambalat block.
Six representatives of the House Commission I are among other Theo, Yusron Ihza Mahendra, Djoko Susilo, Hepi Bone Zulkarnaen, Shidqi Wahap and Andreas Pairera. They will be in Kuala Lumpur for four days.
Prior to their departure to Malaysia, the six legislators made a consulation with President Yudhoyono to stress Indonesia's position.
The President said sovereignty was a fixed price for Indonesia. "The government is serious to maintain national sovereignty and as to the Ambalat, let's give priority to negotiations. But if it's continuously distuRbed .... sovereignty is a fixed price," Theo quoted the president as saying.
Apart from the conflict, the House of Representatives and the president also discussed the efforts to strengthen and enhance relations in the context of ASEAN.
"The government is also committed to continuously increasing the budget for procurement of military hardware," he said.
In the meantime, Political, Legal and Security Affairs Coordinating Minister Widodo AS said that the planned visit of the six legislators could be read as an effort to continue diplomacy without making provocative moves.
"Let's safeguard the existing good and harmonious relations," he said.
In the meantime, Teuku Faizasyah, a spokesman for the foreign ministry said that the government had sent a protest note to Malaysia on June 4 through Indonesian embassy office in Kuala Lumpur following violations made by Malaysian patrol boat in Ambalat.
The government of Indonesia was reported to have actually extended the claim and protests for 35 times.
The two countries had negotiated on this issue for 13 times, but it had to be delayed on account of a chance in the Malaysian negotiating team.
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"The legislators will fly to Malaysia on Monday evening and meet with their Malaysian counterparts ... to discuss the Ambalat issue with Malaysia," said Theo L Sambuaga, at the presidential office after meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Saturday evening.
According to him, the House wanted to convince the Malaysian government to jointly maintain harmonious relations of the two countries by avoiding to commit such provocation in the disputed Ambalat block.
Six representatives of the House Commission I are among other Theo, Yusron Ihza Mahendra, Djoko Susilo, Hepi Bone Zulkarnaen, Shidqi Wahap and Andreas Pairera. They will be in Kuala Lumpur for four days.
Prior to their departure to Malaysia, the six legislators made a consulation with President Yudhoyono to stress Indonesia's position.
The President said sovereignty was a fixed price for Indonesia. "The government is serious to maintain national sovereignty and as to the Ambalat, let's give priority to negotiations. But if it's continuously distuRbed .... sovereignty is a fixed price," Theo quoted the president as saying.
Apart from the conflict, the House of Representatives and the president also discussed the efforts to strengthen and enhance relations in the context of ASEAN.
"The government is also committed to continuously increasing the budget for procurement of military hardware," he said.
In the meantime, Political, Legal and Security Affairs Coordinating Minister Widodo AS said that the planned visit of the six legislators could be read as an effort to continue diplomacy without making provocative moves.
"Let's safeguard the existing good and harmonious relations," he said.
In the meantime, Teuku Faizasyah, a spokesman for the foreign ministry said that the government had sent a protest note to Malaysia on June 4 through Indonesian embassy office in Kuala Lumpur following violations made by Malaysian patrol boat in Ambalat.
The government of Indonesia was reported to have actually extended the claim and protests for 35 times.
The two countries had negotiated on this issue for 13 times, but it had to be delayed on account of a chance in the Malaysian negotiating team.
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