00:00The Myanmar crisis and the South China Sea dispute are expected to be discussed by ASEAN
00:07foreign ministers at their retreat this weekend.
00:11Foreign Ministry Secretary-General Amran Zin said the South China Sea dispute will be taken
00:17up following progress being made on a Declaration of Conduct of Parties in the Region and the
00:22negotiations to finalise the Code of Conduct.
00:26We are making progress as far as COC is concerned, at least at the working level, the joint working
00:33group on the DOC has completed the third reading of the single negotiating text.
00:40So now we are having discussion internally with ASEAN and also with China how we determine
00:47the next step in terms of negotiation on COC.
00:53The Declaration of Conduct, a non-binding framework for managing tensions, was signed
00:58in 2002 by ASEAN members and China with negotiations on the Code of Conduct to conclude in 2026.
01:07This reaffirms commitments to freedom of navigation, peaceful resolution of disputes, and self-restraint
01:14in maritime activities.
01:16Amran said the Myanmar crisis, as well as issues like online scams and human trafficking,
01:22would be discussed at the retreat.
01:25He said Myanmar's situation has been on ASEAN's agenda since the military coup four years
01:30ago, while efforts to help the country resolve the crisis are ongoing.
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