Explaining the dispute, he said, the revenue-sharing was possible through the Commercial Arrangement agreed by leaders of the two countries in the 'Letters of Exchange' signed on March 16, last year.
However, both countries were still discussing the ratio of the revenue as Brunei had the sovereign rights of the two oil blocks, he told reporters when met at the Parliament lobby here today.
However, both countries were still discussing the ratio of the revenue as Brunei had the sovereign rights of the two oil blocks, he told reporters when met at the Parliament lobby here today.
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| Strange, look at the redlines!! Isn't is weird to see our Block L& M 'situated' in DM14 which is belong to Malaysia... |
"If we look strictly at the interpretation of the law based on UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) 1982, it clearly belongs to Brunei."
"We have consulted some legal opinions, well-known maritime lawyers and it does not need a brilliant person to interpret that this one belongs to Brunei," he said when asked to explain his reply to a question by Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (PKR-Permatang Pauh) in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Anwar had asked the government to state the validity of the decision of the Federal Government to hand over oilfields Block L and Block M to Brunei, and why the issue of sovereignty of territorial waters of that area was not referred to Parliament and the Sabah and Sarawak state assemblies.
Anwar had asked the government to state the validity of the decision of the Federal Government to hand over oilfields Block L and Block M to Brunei, and why the issue of sovereignty of territorial waters of that area was not referred to Parliament and the Sabah and Sarawak state assemblies.
"These (the blocks) belong to them, so how can we dictate something? (Brunei might say that) if you have reasonable request, then maybe, I will consider... but if you demand, of course, we would say it is ours... why should we succumb to your demand?
"What Brunei has agreed in principle is on sharing... it's not a matter of how many per cent, but most important is that they have extended gestures of friendship, it's not so much on dollars and cents," said Anifah.
Earlier, when replying to a question from Anwar, Anifah explained that the elements contained in the 'Letters of Exchange' between the leaders of the two countries, especially involing the maritime and land borders of Malaysia and Brunei, were valid and not in conflict with Article Two of the Federal Constitution, as claimed by certain quarters.
He said, at the moment, both countries were in the process of implementing the elements contained in the letters. - BERNAMA
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