国际英语资讯:ASEAN FMs welcome efforts, progress on COC negotiations
<p><span word="BANGKOK">BANGKOK</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 31-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Code">Code</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Conduct">Conduct</span> (<span word="COC">COC</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>' <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Councilor">Councilor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Yi">Yi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COC">COC</span> <span word="Single">Single</span> <span word="Draft">Draft</span> <span word="Negotiating">Negotiating</span> <span word="Text">Text</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="major">major</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COC">COC</span> <span word="consultations">consultations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="concluding">concluding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consultations">consultations</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>' <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="communique">communique</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>' <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="ministers">ministers</span> "<span word="warmly">warmly</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="substantive">substantive</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="substantive">substantive</span> <span word="COC">COC</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mutually">mutually</span>-<span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="timeline">timeline</span>."</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Single">Single</span> <span word="Draft">Draft</span> <span word="Negotiating">Negotiating</span> <span word="Text">Text</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COC">COC</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="communique">communique</span> <span word="read">read</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>, <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="conducive">conducive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COC">COC</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>, <span word="misunderstandings">misunderstandings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="miscalculation">miscalculation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="communique">communique</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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