11.   The dispute stems from how the maritime boundary should be drawn outward from the Nicaraguan-Honduran border and over waters around islands disputed by Nicaragua and Colombia.

12.   The judgment delineated the maritime boundary between the countries, including an area where oil and gas explorations are planned.

13.   The government says it plans a major effort this year to end confusion about maritime boundaries in the Caribbean, where there have been recent clashes.

14.   The search was called off Friday, but resumed Saturday after the Coast Guard received permission from Russian authorities to search on the Russian side of the maritime boundary.

15.   This past August the two countries signed a agreement delimiting their maritime boundaries.

16.   Vietnam and Thailand held a fifth round of talks last month aimed at delineating their maritime boundary in the gulf.

17.   Foreign ministers of Indonesia and Australia capped a quarter century of bilateral negotiations here Friday by signing a series of treaties formalising maritime boundaries between their countries.

18.   However, East Timor would open talks with Indonesia over maritime boundaries.

19.   In April Alkatiri said Australia had unilaterally withdrawn from negotiations in the International Court of Justice to resolve a dispute over maritime boundaries which woultiri said.

20.   It is an interim agreement on maritime boundaries.