PH to push for Code of Conduct at ASEAN Summit

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CODE OF CONDUCT. President Benigno Aquino III will make another bid for the creation of a Code of Conduct on the South China Sea when he attends the 22nd ASEAN Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan on April 24. File photo by Malacañang Photo Bureau

Will the time be ripe for the creation of a Code of Conduct (COC) for the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) at the 22nd ASEAN Summit? President Benigno Aquino III will once again urge ASEAN countries to draft a COC that will be used to implement the Declaration of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea when he attends the 22nd ASEAN Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei on April 24 to April 25, Department of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Raul Hernandez said. The ball will be in China’s court. Hernandez said the ASEAN has already agreed on elements to be included in the COC, details of which will be presented to China in the upcoming Summit.

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