21.   Australia and Indonesia have reached final agreement on the maritime boundaries between the two countries, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Friday.

22.   But the treaty is not contingent on maritime boundaries, Dili officials said.

23.   But Yemen wants the current talks to deal with the entire border from the Red Sea in the west to Oman in the east along with maritime boundaries.

24.   The Timor Sea treaty covers the carve-up of revenues from a joint production area between Australia and East Timor, until maritime boundaries are determined.

25.   The treaty determines the petroleum carve-up until maritime boundaries between Australia, East Timor and Indonesia are determined.

26.   Two months ago it issued a decree extending its maritime boundaries beyond the Paracels.

27.   It determines the carve-up until maritime boundaries between Australia, East Timor and Indonesia are determined.

28.   Last month Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said the treaty could be delayed due to differences over maritime boundaries.

29.   Leaders of Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday announced a successful conclusion to talks on the delimitation of their maritime boundary, a joint communique released here said.

30.   Piracy and illegal fishing are commonplace in the area off southern Vietnam, which has a number of maritime boundary disputes with Cambodia and Thailand.