"Indonesia in its capacity as the ASEAN chair should encourage diplomacy so that the border dispute would be discussed (in the summit)," Suhana, chief researcher of the Maritime Development Institute, said when he was contacted from Bali on Sunday.
He said that the capacity of Indonesia the ASEAN chair was an important factor that could boost dialogs on border dispute among ASEAN members.
After all, he said, Indonesia itself also has border problems with its neighbors like Malaysia and Singapore.
He reminded that the conflict in the South China Sea between China and ASEAN countries had been taking place for a long time.
"The main ASEAN agenda should include efforts how to solve the border dispute issues," he said.(**)
: Masuki
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