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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations reasserted its conviction that the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea should be respected and obeyed insofar as the South China Sea territorial disputes are concerned.
“We closely monitor the situation right now in the South China Sea and I think the position of ASEAN is very clear, crystal clear: That UNCLOS 1982 should be prioritized when it comes about South China Sea,” Marsudi told the reporters. Marsudi also disclosed that the ASEAN was still negotiating with China to finalize the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea.
“So we do hope when we finalize the negotiation, the situation on the South China Sea will be more conducive,” she stressed.
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