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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the ASEAN-US Foreign Ministers Meeting on September 10 – Photo: Nhat Dang
This is the content of the joint statement of the 53rd Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers (AMM 53), issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam on the night of September 10.
Regarding the regional situation, this joint statement covers the South China Sea, events on the Korean peninsula and the situation in the Middle East.
With regard to the South China Sea, a joint statement indicated that ASEAN Foreign Ministers at this AMM 53 event reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and promoting peace, security, stability and freedom of navigation. at sea and in the air in the South China Sea. At the same time, the foreign ministers recognized the benefits of a peaceful, stable and prosperous South China Sea.
They stressed the importance of the full and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea (DOC).
This is also the content that Vietnam has repeatedly underlined in the statements of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at the opening session and conferences on September 9-10.
According to joint WMA statement 53, ASEAN foreign ministers warmly welcomed the ever-improving cooperation between ASEAN and China, encouraged by the progress of substantive negotiations aimed at the soon concluded that a practical and effective Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC), in accordance with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), for a period of time the two parties (ASEAN and China) have agreed.
“We appreciate the efforts that have been made to continue the second round of review of the COC Single Draft Negotiating Text, despite the ongoing pandemic (COVID-19).
We emphasize the need to maintain and foster an environment conducive to COC negotiations and therefore welcome practical measures that can reduce stress and the risk of accidents. mistakes and mistakes.
We emphasize the importance of taking measures to build trust and prevent, improve trust and confidence between the parties; and we reaffirm the importance of complying with international law, including UNCLOS 1982 ”, stated the joint statement AMM 53.
The South China Sea is one of the hotspots at AMM 53 and related conferences this year, as Vietnam presides as president of ASEAN 2020.
In recent years, the history of the South China Sea has become the focus of international politics, as China has made many assertive moves, including the sinking of Vietnamese fishing boats.
In this regard, the AMM 53 statement indicated that ASEAN Foreign Ministers had discussed the situation in the South China Sea, in which “some ministers expressed concern about land reclamation activities, land reclamation and incidents in the region, which has undermined confidence, increased tensions and could undermine peace, security and stability in the region. “
We reaffirm the need to promote trust and security, exercising restraint in activities that could complicate or aggravate disputes and affect peace and stability, and actions that could potentially complicate the situation should also be avoided.
We reaffirm the need to apply peaceful dispute resolution measures that are consistent with universally recognized principles in international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
We emphasize the importance of demilitarization and self-control in all complainant activities, including those mentioned in the DOC, which can complicate the situation. supplement or increase tensions in the South China Sea, “the joint statement said.
