The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) foreign ministers
have agreed to move forward to formal talks on drafting a Code of Conduct for
the South China Sea, a senior Cambodian official said yesterday.
Kao Kim Hourn, secretary of state
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, also said
that Asean has tasked Thailand to coordinate with China for dialogue and that
more meetings needed to be held.
The official said "all
ministers" agreed on the need for "full implementation" of the
Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, signed by Asean
leaders and China in Phnom Penh in 2002.
Asean members Brunei, Malaysia,
the Philippines and Vietnam have overlapping claims with China in the South
China Sea.
Kao Kim Hourn, who was speaking
after a meeting of Asean foreign ministers in Phnom Penh Saturday, said there
was no specific time frame for drafting the code of conduct.
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