Singapore and Indonesia to sign a set of agreements at 5th leaders’ retreat on Tuesday

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SINGAPORE: Singapore and Indonesia will sign a set of agreements covering airspace management, extradition and defence cooperation when their leaders meet in Bintan on Tuesday (Jan 25). Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo will witness the signing and exchange of these agreem

SINGAPORE: Singapore and Indonesia will sign a set of agreements covering airspace management, extradition and defence cooperation when their leaders meet in Bintan on Tuesday .

The set of agreements includes a realignment of the boundary between Jakarta Flight Information Region and Singapore FIR, as well as a treaty for the extradition of fugitives. The current Singapore FIR, managed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, includes Singapore's national airspace, as well as airspace over parts of Indonesia and the South China Sea.

Singapore has repeatedly said that the FIR is not an issue of sovereignty, but of the safety and efficiency of commercial air traffic.The leaders will also endorse the announcement of several Memorandums of Understanding signed ahead of the retreat, including in financial and economic cooperation, green and circular economy development, energy cooperation, and human capital development, PMO said.

 

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