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ASEAN chief underscores bloc members’ common approach on East Sea issue

Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have a common approach on matters relating to the East Sea, Secretary-General Dr. Kao Kim Hourn has said in an exclusive interview to Indian news agency ANI on February 14.
ASEAN chief underscores bloc members’ common approach on East Sea issue ảnh 1ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Kao Kim Hourn. (Source: aninews.in)
New Delhi (VNA) – Members of the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations have a common approach on matters relating to the EastSea, Secretary-General Dr. Kao Kim Hourn has said in an exclusive interview to Indian news agency ANI on February 14.

The official, who is in India on an official visit, touched upon ongoing negotiations for a code of conduct in the waters. He said ASEANis looking at how to manage the East Sea situation.

"There is unity among ASEAN nations. We are negotiatingwith China on the Code of Conduct. It is just the process may take some time,"Dr Kao Kim Hourn said as quoted by ANI.

Member countries have a common voice and are working on thebasis of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982), he said./.
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