The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, has reassured the public that the newly signed Malaysia-Indonesia maritime border agreement does not compromise the nation’s sovereignty or pursuits. He emphasised that Malaysia would never sacrifice its sovereignty, and the settlement was carefully thought-about, involving enter from related parties and solely masking areas agreed upon by both nations.
Anwar Ibrahim stated, “Is it comprehensive? Yes, it is a complete settlement, but what has not been agreed upon is a small area involving the Sabah border…Indonesia is evident with our demands and we’re additionally clear with their demands.”
Feast explained that the difficulty of compromise was not a factor, because the country’s sovereignty couldn’t be sacrificed. The Prime Minister’s statement came in the course of the Ministers Question Time (MQT) within the Dewan Rakyat, the place he responded to a supplementary query from Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who inquired about the comprehensiveness of the maritime boundary agreement in safeguarding Malaysia’s maritime rights and sovereignty..