PUTRAJAYA: There will be a revival of the annual consultation between Malaysia and Indonesia, last held in 2017, says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
"During the Prime Minister's last visit to Jakarta, it was agreed that the two countries revive the annual consultation. The Prime Minister will be visiting Jakarta on July 29 for the annual consultation and Asean secretariat meeting.
"The annual consultation would be a good forum to raise issues between the two countries such as the Ambalat Block," said the Communications Minister.
The Ambalat Block is a sea block covering an area of 15,235 square kilometres. It is located in the Sulawesi Sea or Makassar Strait and borders Malaysian waters.
The border dispute between the two nations over the Ambalat block has been ongoing for decades and has yet to be resolved.
The border issue in Ambalat arose because of the overlapping territorial waters of the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf between the two countries, whose measurement refers to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
