- Title: Foreign Ministers meeting closes as ASEAN commemorates 50th anniversary
- Date: 8th August 2017
- Summary: POLICE ESCORT DRIVING IN FRONT OF PARADE FLOAT PARADE FLOAT PERFORMERS CARRYING FLAGS ON STREET PARADE IN PROGRESS PERFORMERS HOLDING ASEAN NATIONS FLAGS WALKING INTO CEREMONY VARIOUS OF PERFORMERS CARRYING PHILIPPINE AND ASEAN FLAGS WALKING FLAG BEARERS ON STAGE PERFORMERS WALKING ON TO STAGE BOARD WITH ASEAN NATION FLAGS LIGHTING UP
- Embargoed: 22nd August 2017 14:14
- Keywords: ASEAN ASEAN commemorates 50th anniversary ASEAN celebrations regional meeting China South China Sea North Korea Manila
- Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
- City: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
- Country: Philippines
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0026TAPS1X
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Philippine foreign minister and the chair of this year's ASEAN summit said on Tuesday (August 8) relationships with neighbouring China were heading in the right direction, as a regional meeting officially closed in Manila with a celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the bloc.
In a joint communique issued after the talks, ministers urged demilitarization in the South China Sea, the denuclearization of North Korea, and strengthened plans to counter violent extremism in the region.
Foreign ministers from ASEAN and China also adopted a negotiating framework for a code of conduct in the South China Sea, a move they hailed as progress but seen by critics as a tactic to buy China time to consolidate its maritime power.
In a rare move, ASEAN took a stronger tone at this year's summit than it has previously, calling for North Korea to comply with U.N. resolutions and make a positive contribution to regional peace and stability.
The three-day meeting ended with a grand parade and light show in central Manila. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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