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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh delivers the keynote address at the 27th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Conference on September 12 – Photo: Nhat Dang
“The ministers reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea. In the face of complicated events, serious incidents and other incidents, act in violation of international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) of 1982, the ministers once again emphasized the demand for self-control, without actions that further complicate the situation, non-military peaceful solution and dispute resolution on the basis of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, “said the Foreign Ministry.
The ARF is considered an important mechanism for security dialogue between the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their partners in Asia and the Pacific.
This event, which takes place in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM 53) series, is expected to discuss solutions to the region’s burning security problems, including the South China Sea.
The ARF meeting on the morning of September 12 also supported the effective and full implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and the early finalization of the Code of Conduct by ASEAN and China. The East (COC) is effective, effective and consistent with international law, especially UNCLOS 1982. The ministers also reaffirmed that UNCLOS 1982 is the legal framework that governs all activities in the seas and oceans. .
At the conference, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh emphasized the common interests and responsibilities of all countries in maintaining and promoting peace, stability, security and freedom. maritime and aviation in the South China Sea.
The vice premier shared his deep concern about the events, the complicated cases, the actions that violated the rights and legitimate interests of the coastal countries, and reiterated ASEAN’s principled stance on the South China Sea stated in the statement. Final report AMM 53.
He emphasized the requirement to abide by the law, self-control, not take actions that complicate the situation, not militarize, resolve disputes by peaceful means based on international law. and UNCLOS 1982.
The Deputy Prime Minister stated that ASEAN will make efforts with China to fully and effectively implement the DOC and will soon complete the effective and effective COC in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 UNCLOS.
The Ministers approved the Hanoi Action Plan II for the ARF, setting priorities and guidelines for cooperation for ARF activities in the period 2020 – 2025.