Asean maritime pacts ‘can boost talks on South China Sea code’

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The Philippines’ foreign secretary says efforts among Asean members could bolster progress in negotiating a substantive code of conduct for the South China Sea.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/01/18/asean-maritime-pacts-can-boost-talks-on-south-china-sea-code/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/01/18/pakatan-maritim-asean-mampu-pertingkat-rundingan-kod-tatalaku-laut-china-selatan/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTExclusive #EnriqueManalo #Asean #Maritime #SouthChinaSea

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00:00I think countries could find ways to address the situation in the South China Sea,

00:06whatever way works, I think they should be promoted.

00:09We have the basic negotiations between the ASEAN countries and China,

00:13but I think this doesn't prevent other countries

00:16from seeking maritime cooperative activities with each other,

00:20because that too will help, even with China.

00:22This is what Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo had to say

00:26about enhanced maritime cooperation to advance negotiations

00:31for a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea.

00:34He said these efforts could support negotiations

00:37to reach an amicable solution to the conflict.

00:40So all of these could work and be supportive

00:45of the negotiations of the Code of Conduct.

00:47So I wouldn't look at things as alternatives to the Code.

00:51Manalo, who is in Langkawi for the ASEAN Foreign Minister's retreat,

00:55reaffirmed the Philippines' commitment to negotiations on a Code of Conduct,

01:00ongoing for the last two decades

01:02due to China's assertive territorial claims in the sea.

01:06Progress on the Code has been lagging,

01:08while the Philippines, one of the frontline states,

01:11has been increasingly vocal about the importance

01:13of ensuring a substantive and legally binding agreement.

01:19Anakam, FMT News.

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