In June 1994, negotiations to resolve the border dispute started between the two countries during the First Senior Officials Meeting on the Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary at Manado, Indonesia.
Pada Juni 1994, negosiasi untuk menyelesaikan sengketa perbatasan dimulai antanegara selama Pertemuan Pejabat Tinggi dalam Penetapan Batas Laut di Manado, Indonesia.