ASEAN not take sides in South China Sea disputes: Cambodian official
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) did not take any sides in South China Sea disputes, but supported the settlement of the disputes based on international law and agreed documents, a senior Cambodian official said in Phnom Penh on Sunday. “ASEAN made the statement based on a principle that supports international law–the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea that states about the peaceful resolution of conflicts, the freedom of navigation, and the non-use of force,” Kao Kim Hourn, minister attached to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, said, referring to a statement issued by the ASEAN foreign ministers in Myanmar on Saturday. …
