The agreement was made following a meeting between Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Timor-Leste's minister of development planning and investment and

Coordinating minister for political, security and legal affairs Wiranto, foreign minister Retno Marsudion Monday in Jakarta.

 "Indonesia and Timor Leste agreed to form SOC, which is a small group that will discuss the technicalities in the agreement to settle land border disputes in Noel Besi (in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara) and Citrana (in Timor-Leste). The discussion is scheduled on March 10 in Bali," Wiranto told Indonesian media.

He said the discussion would be directed to create steps to settle disputes comprehensively and create a bilateral agreement later.

There are still two unresolved segments on the border between Indonesia and Timor-Leste, which are located between Noel Besi and Citrana and between Bijael Sunan and Oben. "With Timor-Leste, we have had long negotiations. In view of that and based on goodwill, the two governments finally agreed to set up the SOC to expedite the settlement of the negotiations in the two segments."