Asean says land reclamation in South China Sea erodes mutual trust

The statement said the foreign ministers also welcomed efforts to complete the first reading of the single draft COC negotiating text.

“We emphasise the need to maintain and promote an environment conducive to the COC negotiations, and thus welcomed practical measures that could reduce tensions and the risk of accidents, misunderstandings and miscalculation. “We stress the importance of undertaking confidence-building and preventive measures to enhance, among others, trust and confidence amongst parties; and we reaffirmed the importance of upholding international law, including the Unclos,” the statement said.of the single draft negotiating text on the COC in the South China Sea ahead of schedule.

He said it was major progress and step towards the goal of concluding the consultations within three years. Tensions are on the rise in the South China Sea over recent incidents involving Chinese, Vietnamese and Philippine ships, while China blamed the United States for destabilising security in by stoking strategic competition and intensifying the regional arms race.

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