Indonesia, Vietnam Conclude EEZ Negotiations
An EEZ is a zone stretching 200 nautical miles from the coastline of a country where the country has rights to natural resources.
BOGOR, KOMPAS.com \- Indonesia and Vietnam have completed a decade-long negotiation on their Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) boundaries. "After having intensive negotiations for 12 years, Indonesia and Vietnam have finally been able to conclude negotiations on the boundary lines of the two countries' EEZ based on the 1982 UNCLOS," President Joko Widodo announced at the Bogor Presidential Palace on Thursday, Dec. 22. He made the announcement during a joint press conference with Vietnamese President Nguyn Xuân Phúc. President Phúc is on a state visit to Indonesia from Dec. 21–23. An EEZ is a zone ...