The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(Asean) officials began yesterday a five-day meeting on a code of conduct for
the South China Sea, officials said.
The
officials said China had expressed its clear position on the code and wanted to
solve the territorial dispute peacefully.
The
meeting was chaired by Nong Sakol, deputy secretary general of the Asean
General Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International
Cooperation.
"The
meeting was held to end internal discussions between Asean countries on
significant components of the code of conduct for the South China Sea," he
said.
"We
will present a draft to senior Asean officials for consideration before taking
it to discuss with China."
The
code aims to expand cooperation while building and maintaining peace and
stability in the South China Sea and not referring to dispute resolution.
"The
dispute in the South China Sea has to be resolved under international law and
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea," Nong Sakol said.
"The
working group didn’t consider the concerns of related countries as this was
beyond its mandate."
He said
the code of conduct was important for building confidence, cooperation and
relationships between Asean countries and China in response to the Declaration
on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea signed in Phnom Penh in 2002.
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