In response to media queries on the Straits Times article of 17 March 2007 entitled "Jakarta fears S'pore will use reclaimed shoreline to decide border", the MFA Spokesman said:
"Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo has made clear Singapore's position when he spoke in Parliament on 12 February 2007. Our land reclamation works are conducted within Singapore's territorial waters. We have always stated that they would not be a factor in ongoing maritime boundary negotiations with Indonesia.
The third round of the negotiations will be held in Singapore at the end of the month."
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
17 MARCH 2007