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23 May, 2014

Philippines, Indonesia sign ‘model’ maritime border accord – The Jakarta Post

Indonesia and the Philippines on Friday signed a maritime border accord, hailing it as a model for peacefully settling increasingly tense territorial disputes in the region.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the agreement, the result of 20 years of negotiations, showed that the escalating rows in the South China Sea could be resolved without violence.

“This indeed is a model, a good example, that any disputes including maritime border tension can be resolved peacefully — not with the use of military might which (may) endanger stability and peace in our region,” Yudhoyono said after overseeing the signing with Philippine President Benigno Aquino at the presidential palace in Manila.

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