RI, Philippines to resolve illegal fishing in border areas

Manila - The Philippines and Indonesia will try to resolve illegal fishing activities in their maritime border areas at a meeting this week in southern Philippines, reported the official Philippines News Agency on Thursday.

Philippine government officials and officials of Northern Sulawesi of Indonesia said the problem of illegal fishing is still under discussion in the ongoing talks among trade and tourism stakeholders from North Sulawesi and Southern Mindanao in Davao, said the report.

Shelley Sondakh, executive secretary of the Brunei-Indonesia- Malaysia Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Secretariat, said the two countries are keen on resolving the problem as it may escalate further into a dispute between the two countries if left unresolved.

Sondakh also said tracing back the relationship of the Philippines and Indonesia would reveal a harmonious relationship of sharing the bountiful resources at the sea border located between Northern Sulawesi and Southern Mindanao.

BIMP-EAGA is a sub-regional economic and trade cooperation entity set up by the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei with the help of the Asian Development Bank.

Source: www.antara.co.id
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