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| Indonesia yet to agree on ReCAAP (Piracy Related) |
| 2006-09-02 |
| Indonesia has yet to agree to the Regional Cooperation Agreement On Combatting Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP), because it is believed not in line with the sovereignty of the three neighboring countries securing the Malacca Strait. If RECAAP is aimed at securing the sea in Asia from armed piracy, why building an information centre under the ReCAAP in Singapore, which is one of the three fully sovereign countries securing its territorial waters in the waterway, Defence Ministry`s defence strategy director general Maj Gen Dadi Susanti told the press here. "Therefore we have yet to agree on the ReCAAP as long as it is aimed at controlling security in the Malacca Straight by the three countries," said Dadi on the sidelines of the 5th round meeting of the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Indonesia and Singapore. ReCAAP is a regional cooperation to combat piracy in Asia, initiated by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in October 2001. After formulating for three years it was introduced to 16 countries, namely ASEAN+ 6 (Japan, Kotrea, India, Sri Lanka, China and Bangladesh, ReCAAP was finalize in Tokyo in November 2004. On April 20, 2006 eleven countries, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Philipines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand, signed the agreement. Indonesia and Malaysia still refused to sign it as they believed it is still not in line with the sovereignty of three neighboring countries securing the Malassa Strait Selat Malaka, although ReCAAP and the information centre are scheduled to go into service on September 24, 2006. |
| Posted by:phil_b |
| #3 More likely, it just interferes with a major industry and political "contributions" |
| Posted by: Threreque Jolung4326 2006-09-02 21:38 |
| #2 Indonesia and Malaysia still refused to sign it The two biggest Muslim nations in the region. Go figure. Can't be seen cooperating with the kuffar. No siree, Bob. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-02 21:09 |
| #1 Must be code worded for not islamic. muslims have the self determined (given by allah) right to plunder all that is not muslim. Stopping such actions is un-islamic. It's not piracy it's allah's will. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-09-02 19:47 |