He said he had studied and monitored several disputes over sections of the border between West Kalimantan and Sarawak, Malaysia.
Cornelis stressed that no territory grabbing action by Malaysia had happened in Camar Bulan hamlet and Tanjung Datuk, Paloh sub-district, Sambas.
"There would certainly have been incidents, if Malaysia had tried to occupy Indonesian territory because we would not have let that happen without a fight. At least, I would have resisted," Cornelis said.
The governor said he hoped Indonesia would not be disadvantaged by certain individuals` mistake and accept things that would be questioned by future generations.
The recent border dispute in Camar Bulan and Tanjung Datuk area in Sambas district was just one of the various problems in the border area, he said.
"There are many more problems concerning the border (with Malaysia)," Cornelis added.
Cornelis also asked the people not to worry so much about the Camar Bulan polemics because the problem needed to be solved through high-level diplomacy. "To solve the dispute we need to support high level diplomacy rather than war or struggle," he said.
In the border regions, new border security officers were now working under the 1978 treaty that was also questioned recently.
"The Treaty of London can set the boundaries between several European countries such as the Netherlands and United Kingdom, why such treaty cannot be implemented at Camar Bulan dispute," Cornelis said.
Cornelis added that the treaty used in determining the two countries boundary in Camar Bulan is still a memorandum of understanding nature.
"So it can still be changed," said Cornelis.
Cornelis said that he would meet the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs in Jakarta on Monday (Oct 17) to discuss the Camar Bulan problems. (*)
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