国内英语资讯:China, ASEAN to begin consultation on Code of Conduct in South China Sea in March
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 13-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</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="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="consultation">consultation</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="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="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consultative">consultative</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Xuanyou">Xuanyou</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Undersecretary">Undersecretary</span> <span word="Enrique">Enrique</span> <span word="Manalo">Manalo</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bilateral">Bilateral</span> <span word="Consultation">Consultation</span> <span word="Mechanism">Mechanism</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> (<span word="BCM">BCM</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="they">they</span> "<span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span>, <span word="fruitful">fruitful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="cooperative">cooperative</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="explored">explored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="reaffirming">reaffirming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="reaffirmed">reaffirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>, <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overflight">overflight</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>, <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jurisdictional">jurisdictional</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="resorting">resorting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="force">force</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="consultations">consultations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sovereign">sovereign</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="universally">universally</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Charter">Charter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1982 <span word="UNCLOS">UNCLOS</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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