JAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto stated he would “all the time safeguard our sovereignty” when requested in regards to the concern of the South China Sea, including partnerships are higher than conflicts and that “we respect all powers”.
Prabowo’s feedback, made whereas he was in Washington on Wednesday (Nov 13), got here after his overseas ministry pressured that Indonesia doesn’t recognise China’s claims over the South China Sea regardless of signing a maritime cope with Beijing final weekend.
Beijing has lengthy clashed with Southeast Asian nations over the South China Sea, which it claims nearly in its entirety, based mostly on a “nine-dash line” on its maps that cuts into the unique financial zones (EEZ) of a number of nations.
“We respect all powers, however we’ll all the time safeguard our sovereignty. However I select to all the time discover potentialities of a partnership,” stated Prabowo, who has repeatedly stated he’ll pursue a non-aligned overseas coverage.
“Partnerships are higher than conflicts,” he instructed reporters.
