ASEAN revives S. China Sea ‘concerns’
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The Associated Press Leaders and country representatives pose for a group photo during an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit meeting on Saturday in Singapore. By Mayumi Oshige / Yomiuri Shimbun CorrespondentSINGAPORE — The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations “took note of the concerns expressed by some” leaders on the state of affairs in the South China Sea where China has been unilaterally building military bases, according to the chairman’s statement of the just-concluded ASEAN summit. The revival of the word “concerns” over the South China Sea came after the association’s summit in November last year, when the expression was dropped in the chairman’s statement. The latest summit meeting closed on Saturday in Singapore. In the Saturday chairman’s statement, ASEAN countries said the land reclamation and construction of military bases in the maritime area “have eroded trust and confidence, increased tensions and may undermine peace.” Apparently in consideration of China, the statement also referred to the process of devising a “code of conduct” with Beijing to prevent disputes over the South China Sea. “We warmly welcomed the improving cooperation between ASEAN and China,” it added. Moreover, the statement mentioned the current situation on the Korean Peninsula, taking into account the latest inter-Korean summit meeting on Friday and the U.S.-North Korea summit expected to take place by early June. ASEAN leaders “welcomed” efforts to reduce tensions and work toward a peaceful resolution of the situation on the Korean Peninsula, it noted. Speech
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The Associated Press Leaders and country representatives pose for a group photo during an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit meeting on Saturday in Singapore. By Mayumi Oshige / Yomiuri Shimbun CorrespondentSINGAPORE — The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations “took note of the concerns expressed by some” leaders on the state of affairs in the South China Sea where China has been unilaterally building military bases, according to the chairman’s statement of the just-concluded ASEAN summit. The revival of the word “concerns” over the South China Sea came after the association’s summit in November last year, when the expression was dropped in the chairman’s statement. The latest summit meeting closed on Saturday in Singapore. In the Saturday chairman’s statement, ASEAN countries said the land reclamation and construction of military bases in the maritime area “have eroded trust and confidence, increased tensions and may undermine peace.” Apparently in consideration of China, the statement also referred to the process of devising a “code of conduct” with Beijing to prevent disputes over the South China Sea. “We warmly welcomed the improving cooperation between ASEAN and China,” it added. Moreover, the statement mentioned the current situation on the Korean Peninsula, taking into account the latest inter-Korean summit meeting on Friday and the U.S.-North Korea summit expected to take place by early June. ASEAN leaders “welcomed” efforts to reduce tensions and work toward a peaceful resolution of the situation on the Korean Peninsula, it noted. Speech
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