The
Philippines and Indonesia
Indonesian
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived in Manila
on Thursday for a two-day state visit and to attend the 23rd World Economic
Forum on East Asia (WEF-EA).
The
agreement on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) boundary was
signed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario and his Indonesian
counterpart, Dr. R.M. Marty M. Natalegawa.
In
a statement, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary
Herminio Coloma, Jr said the agreement was the result of a rules-based
negotiation between the Philippines
and Indonesia to achieve an
equitable delimitation of their overlapping EEZ in the Mindanao
Sea , Celebes Sea and the Philippine Sea .
The
memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the cooperation on higher education between
the Philippine Commission on Higher Education and the Indonesian Ministry of
Education and Culture was inked by Secretary del Rosario and Indonesian
Education and Culture Minister, Professor Dr. Mohammad Nuh.
The
signing of this MOU aims to promote cooperation, higher education, research and
training for the mutual benefit of the Philippines
and Indonesia
The
MOU on combating international terrorism between the Philippines ’
Anti-Terrorism Council and Indonesia ’s
National Counter-Terrorism Agency was signed by National Security Adviser Cesar
Garcia, Jr. and Indonesia
The
agreement aims to enhance the counter-terrorism cooperation between the two
countries’ security, defense, intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
President
Benigno S. Aquino III and President Yudhoyono witnessed the signing of the
three agreements.
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