00:00Thank you for joining us.
01:02Our position on the South China Sea is clear and consistent.
01:06We consider the South China Sea as a part of Global Commons and we support freedom of
01:11navigation and overflight in the region and legitimate commerce through the waters of
01:16the South China Sea.
01:19India has an abiding interest in peace and stability in the region and our position
01:28is based on the UN Convention of the Law of the Seas, UNCLOS 1982.
01:35India also believes that any difference between the parties concerned should be resolved peacefully
01:41by respecting the legal and diplomatic processes and without resorting to the threat or use
01:47of force.
01:49We have also said that the discussions on the code of conduct should be effective and
01:57should be expedited.
01:59Any code of conduct that comes out of these discussions should be effective and substantive.
02:04And it should also take into account the interests of the parties which are not part of the COC
02:15negotiations.
02:16PM himself had said in his joint statement that we have Antaraashtri and Kanun-on-on-ke-anurup-freedom-of-navigation-ka-samarthan-karte-hain.
02:28So that broadly sums up our policy there.
02:31You would find that in the joint statement there is indeed a formulation that will come
02:38out on our position on the South China Sea.
02:42I would request you to wait until the joint statement is issued.
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