01/11/2013
In an effort to prevent the dispute from further escalating, Indonesia is organizing a workshop on the South China Sea territorial dispute from October 31st to November 2nd in Yogyakarta, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry announced.
The 23rd Workshop on Managing Potential Conflict in the South China Sea was organized by the Policy Analysis and Development Agency at the Foreign Ministry and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies.
“The workshop aims to: 1) Manage the potential conflict through cooperation. 2) Promote confidence building measures to increase mutual understanding. 3) Promote an exchange of views through dialogue on certain issues,” the ministry said in a statement posted on its website.
The workshop is scheduled to be opened by Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X. The Policy Analysis and Development Agency chief Pitono Purnomo and Hasjim Djalal, a top expert on the dispute, will address the workshop, which is being attended by representatives from Brunei Darussalam, China, Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Chinese Taipei.
Read more at The Jakarta Post
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