- Title: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi meets with ASEAN counterparts
- Date: 6th August 2017
- Summary: MANILA, PHILIPPINES (AUGUST 6, 2017) (HOST BROADCASTER POOL) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** (MUTE) ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS AND CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI SITTING BEHIND DESK (MUTE) INDONESIA FOREIGN MINISTER RETNO MARSUDI AND LAOS FOREIGN MINISTER SALEUMXAY KOMMASITH SIGNING DOCUMENTS (MUTE) VIETNAM FOREIGN MINISTER FOREIGN MINISTER PHAM BINH MINH AND WANG SIGNING DOCUMENTS (MUTE) FOREIGN MINISTERS WANG, ASEAN SECRETARY GENERAL LE LUONG MINH AND PHILIPPINE FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNDER-SECRETARY MANUEL TEEHANKEE HOLDING SIGNED DOCUMENT ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS LINING UP FOR PHOTO VARIOUS OF ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS AND WANG DOING ASEAN INTERLOCKING HANDS FOREIGN MINISTERS TAKING SEATS WANG SITTING MEETING IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER, WANG YI, SAYING: "The establishment of DoC (Declaration of Conduct) between China and ASEAN nations has shown tremendous development. We also agreed to the blueprint of Code of Conduct (CoC) of South China Sea, promoting good relationship through peace and stability on the South China Sea. The agreement (between China and ASEAN) shows a strong commitment between the nation to maintain peace on the waters." MEETING IN PROGRESS
- Embargoed: 20th August 2017 07:48
- Keywords: Wang Yi China bilateral talks South China Sea ASEAN Asia Regional Forum
- Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
- City: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
- Country: Philippines
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016T0OH1H
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi held multilateral talks with foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Sunday (August 6) and said resolving disputes in the South China Sea has shown tremendous development with the endorsement on the framework of the Code of Conduct.
The ASEAN foreign ministers are preparing to endorse a framework for a Code of Conduct that is neither binding nor enforceable, according to a draft received by Reuters.
A legally binding and enforceable code of conduct has been a goal for ASEAN's claimant members - Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam - since a 2002 pact to ensure freedom of navigation and overflight. China claims almost the entire South China Sea, through which about $5 trillion in goods pass every year.
Wang will join 26 other ministers to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum on Monday (August 7), where the ministers are expected to discuss issues on North Korea's recent missile test, while the issue on the South China Sea will take a back seat. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
- Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2017. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
- Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
