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On 05 October 2022, Philippine and Indonesian officials witnessed the simultaneous signing of the Principles and Guidelines for Continental Shelf Delimitation between the Philippines and Indonesia.

As a follow up to the 1st Special Meeting of the Joint Technical Working Group on Maritime and Ocean Concerns for the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Boundary held on July 2022, the two largest archipelagos in the world signed the document that will guide and lay the foundation for the delimitation of the continental shelf boundary between both countries.

(Above) The Principles and Guidelines were signed during a virtual ceremony led by Assistant Secretary Maria Angela A. Ponce of the Maritime and Ocean Affairs Office of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs and H.E. Ambassador Andreano Erwin, Director for Legal Affairs and Territorial Treaties of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Read the official press release from the official website of the Department of Foreign Affairs, here.