(Jakarta Reuters) Indonesia's plans to increase their efforts to promote China and Asianan to complete the negotiation of the South China Sea Code. The first round of negotiations will be held in March this year.
The Indonesian Foreign Minister Reituo said on Saturday (February 4) at the closing ceremony of the informal meeting of the Asian Foreign Minister: "The core subject of this meeting is the Ayaana India. We also discussed the behavior of the South China SeaCode of Conduct, referred to as COC), the member states of Asians promised to complete the negotiation as soon as possible. "
COC is a document with legal binding and regulating the South China Sea behavior with sovereignty disputes, aiming to formulate a framework for territorial and marine disputes in the mediation channel.
Yaxian and China reached a single consultation text draft in August 2018 to achieve iconic progress.However, because some member states put bilateral relations between the country and China on the regional consensus, the negotiations of COC have been stagnating over the years.
Reituo said that Indonesia, the chairman of the Ayanian round, will host the first round of negotiations in March this year.
Although Indonesia is not a sovereignty for sovereignty in the South China Sea, Indonesia's exploration of oil and natural gas in the northern northern sea sea is opposed by China.
The Director of the Asian Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, West Hhando said at the meeting on Saturday that both Asia and China will explore "new methods" to ensure that they can make progress in COC negotiations."It is important that everyone agrees that this should be a prospect that can be implemented and conforms to international law."
