Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia concerning the delimitation of the continental shelf boundary
(23/06/2003)
The Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting Parties”
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea signed at Montego Bay on 10 December 1982 to which the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Republic of Indonesia are State Parties;
DESIRING to strengthen and further develop the friendly relations existing between the two countries;
DESIRING to establish the boundary of the continental shelves between Viet Nam and Indonesia;
HAVE AGREED as follows:
Article 1
(1) The boundary between the Vietnamese and the Indonesian continental shelves is defined by the straight lines connecting the following points specified by coordinates and in the sequence given below:
Point
Latitude
Longitude
20
06°05’48” N
105°49’12” E
H
06°15’00” N
106°12’00” E
H1
06°15’00” N
106°19’01” E
A4
06°20’59.88” N
106°39’37.67” E
X1
06°50’15” N
109°17’13” E
The boundary line shall thence run straight to the point at the coordinate of latitude 06° 18’ 12” N, Longitude 109° 38’ 36” E (Point 25).
(2) The straight lines and coordinates of the points specified in Paragraph (1) of this Article are geodetic lines and geographical coordinates computed on the World Geodetic System 1984 Datum (WGS84) and shown on the British Admiralty Chart No.3482, on 1:1,500.000 scale published in 1997, which is attached as an Annex to this Agreement. The boundary shown on the Chart attached to this Agreement is for the purpose of illustration only.
(3) The actual location on the sea of the points and the straight lines referred to in Paragraph (1) of this Article shall be determined by methods to be mutually agreed upon by the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties.
(4) For the purpose of Paragraph (3) of this Article, the competent authority of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam shall be the Department of Survey and Mapping of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the competent authority of the Republic of Indonesia shall be the Hydro-Oceanographic Agency of the Indonesia Navy.
Article 2
This Agreement shall not in any way affect any future agreement which may be entered into between the Contracting Parties relating to delimitation of the exclusive economic zone boundary.
Article 3
The Contracting Parties shall consult with each other with a view to coordinating their policies in accordance with the international law on the protection of the marine environment.
Article 4
If any single geological petroleum or natural gas structure, or if any other mineral deposit beneath the seabed, extends across the boundary line referred to in Paragraph (1) of Article 1, the Contracting Parties shall inform each other of all information concerned and shall seek to reach agreement as to the manner in which the structure or deposit shall be most effectively exploited and on the equitable sharing of the benefits arising from such exploitation.
Article 5
Any dispute between the Contracting Parties arising out of the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement shall be settled peacefully by consultation or negotiation.
Article 6
(1) This Agreement shall be ratified in accordance with the constitutional requirements of the Contracting Parties.
(2) This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of the exchange of the instruments of ratification.
IN WITNEES WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.
DONE at Ha noi, this 26th day of June two thousand and three in duplicate in the Indonesian, Vietnamese and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of any divergence of the interpretation of this Agreement, the English text shall prevail.
FOR THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC
OF VIET NAM
(signed)
Nguyen Dy Nien
Foreign Minister
FOR THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE REPUBLIC
OF INDONESIA
(signed)
N. Hassan Wirajuda
Foreign Minister
Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia concerning the delimitation of the continental shelf boundary