Jakarta Globe, Tito Summa Siahaan, May 10, 2014
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| Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa delivers a statement in Jakarta on November 18, 2013. (AFP Photo/Bay Ismoyo) |
Naypyidaw,
Myanmar. Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said on Saturday that Indonesia was
“disappointment” with China’s decision to build oil rigs in the South China
Sea, threatening regional stability.
“These kind
of acts should not set a legal precedence for the South China Sea,” he said,
speaking after a meeting with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Min at the
Asean Summit in Myanmar’s capital. “The issue can only be resolved through
negotiations between related parties.”
China
claims sovereignty over much of the resource-rich sea, home to vital shipping
lanes, but Asean members including the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and
Brunei have overlapping claims. Tensions are high due to a collision between
Chinese and Vietnamese vessels in the disputed area last week after Chinese
vessels were found installing rigs in an area claimed by Vietnam.
“The risk
of an incident is very real. I hope the current meetings in Myanmar will
reinforce further recognition of that fact,” Marty said yesterday.
Marty urged
the Chinese government to acknowledge the sensitivity of the issue and exercise
self restraint.
“We are
very concerned and disappointed by the acts of the Chinese government,” he
said.
He
reiterated Indonesia’s neutral stance on the territorial claims.
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Protesters
shout anti-China slogans outside the embassy.
Photograph: Luong Thai
Linh/EPA
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