Regarding the bloc’s external relations, the regional ministers agreed on the need to organize ASEAN-Australia Summit annually and granted development partner status to Italy and France. They also adopted measures to improve operating prodecures of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). For regional and international issues of common concern, the ministers reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and promoting peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea. In the face of recent complex developments, the foreign ministers agreed that ASEAN needs to consistently hold onto its principled position, urging for self-restraint, non-militarization, and peaceful settlement of disputes. They called for further upholding international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The ministers reaffirmed the importance of full and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East … [Read more...] about Vietnam frankly expresses concerns at AMM-53 over serious incidents in East Sea
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ASEAN resolves disputes in East Sea by international law
AMM-53 and related conferences will take place from September 9-12 with the participation of 27 delegations from four continents with different time zones. On Wednesday, a series of important conferences were held under the chairmanship of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, including: Conference of the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ); 27th ASEAN Coordinating Council Meeting; Special Session of the ASEAN Coordinating Council Meeting on Subregional Development; ASEAN - China Foreign Ministerial Meeting, ASEAN - Japan Foreign Ministerial Meeting, ASEAN – South Korea Foreign Ministerial Meeting; 21st ASEAN +3 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (China, Japan, Korea); and the 10th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers Meeting. … [Read more...] about ASEAN resolves disputes in East Sea by international law
Webinar on East Sea to take place in late September
New York (VNA) – A webinar themed “Science Diplomacy: A Crucible for Turning the Tide in the South China Sea” will be held by the US-based East West Centre on September 30 via Zoom platform. The centre announced on its website that the event is part of a series of webinars on Indo-Pacific organised by the centre. It will include two sessions, focusing on marine challenges in the South China Sea (East Sea) under science perspectives, and tools and technologies, and science cooperation opportunities in the sea. The event is expected to bring together reputable scholars, researchers, and experts from research centres and universities of the US, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan (China)./. … [Read more...] about Webinar on East Sea to take place in late September
AMM 53: Cambodia reiterates stance on East Sea issue
Phnom Penh (VNA) – As a non-claimant state, Cambodia aligns itself with the common aspiration that the East Sea remains a sea of peace, stability and prosperity, stated Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn. The statement was part of a press release issued by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on September 12 on the outcomes of the 27th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), as part of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM 53) and Related Meetings that took place from September 9 – 12. Cambodia encourages all parties, especially those directly concerned, to fully and effectively implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) to reinforce trust and confident, the official said, highlighting the importance of continued dialogue between the parties and peaceful resolution of dispute in line with international law, including the … [Read more...] about AMM 53: Cambodia reiterates stance on East Sea issue
AMM 53: US stresses law-based international order in East Sea
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun (Photo: Yonhap) Washington – US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun and foreign ministers stressed the importance of law-based international order in the settlement of disputes and rising militarisation in the East Sea at the virtual 27th ASEAN Regional Forum. … [Read more...] about AMM 53: US stresses law-based international order in East Sea
