After court ruling, Australia and East Timor discuss maritime boundary

Australia and East Timor aim for an agreement over the disputed maritime boundary in resource-rich waters between their countries, a court said on Thursday, signalling a deal could be reached by next September. Confidential meetings between the two countries have been "very productive" and would continue next year, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague said in a statement. The court ordered compulsory arbitration in the case last month after East Timor requested the process against obj