CHINA, ASEAN ARRIVE AT SINGLE DRAFT NEGOTIATING TEXT OF CODE OF CONDUCT IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

SINGAPORE, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have arrived at a single draft negotiating text of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday.

Wang made the remarks at the China-ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting, reported Xinhua.

The draft text is expected to be the basis of future COC negotiations.–NNN-BERNAMA

Source: NAM News Network