KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 - The ongoing Malaysia-Indonesia border demarcation is based on historical conventions and agreements, not as compensation to either country, the Dewan Rakyat heard today.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim also stressed the importance for the process to be expedited to maintain strong bilateral relations between both nations.
During his explanation on negotiations over the Outstanding Boundary Problem (OBP) between Malaysia-Indonesia, Anwar explained that any boundary determinations follow two conventions and one agreement dating back to the colonial era.
They are the 1891 Boundary Convention, the 1915 Boundary Agreement, and the 1928 Boundary Convention.
“I want to emphasise that the border determination is not based on the principles of compensation, reciprocity, or gains and losses, as has been alleged.
“Instead, the border demarcation between Malaysia and Indonesia is guided by conventions and agreements, as I have explained earlier,” he said in Parliament here today.
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