... seek recognition indirectly through it are unusual and would not meet its target but would even trigger disputes... "Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian foreign minister Marty Natalegawa said China's move to include disputed islands into its territorial map found on new passports book has been considered unusual and triggering disputes.
"China's efforts to, as if, seek recognition indirectly through it are unusual and would not meet its target but would even trigger disputes," he said here on Monday.
He said the Chinese efforts to seek recognition of the territories had made related parties to complain, adding China had better take dialogs to settle its territorial disputes.
"I think anyone would think the move is not replacement of dialogs or talks. So the method would not meet the goal, if indeed its goal is seeking recognition as the problem in the end could only be settled through negotiations," he said.
Beijing has included disputed islands in the South China Sea in the map put on its new passport. The policy has drawn anger from the Philippines and Vietnam who also claim the islands.
China has also included two beautiful regions in Taiwan in its map in the new passport.
Early this week the Philippine foreign minister wrote a strong protest to the Chinese embassy and the Vietnamese government has also submitted a compliant to Beijing.
Indian newspaper the Hindu says the Indian government has decided not to respond the problem with China formally.
"It seems talks would be better than words," it says quoting an official.
Beijing has striven to reduce the diplomatic impact of the passport policy by saying that the map on it does not refer to any specific country, according to a foreign ministry spokesman.
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