Friday, October 29, 2010

Cambodia opposes to internationalize issue of South China Sea

October 28, 2010
Source: Xinhua

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged the parties concerned to strictly abide by the code of conduct in the South China Sea, warning against internationalizing the issue of South China Sea, a senior official said on Thursday.

Hun Sen told the visiting UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday that Cambodia wants to carry out the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea signed between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China on Nov. 4, 2002, Khieu Kanharith, information minister and government spokesman, told reporters at the Phnom Penh International Airport.

Hun Sen stressed that the parties concerned should use existing mechanisms to solve the problem through consultation and should not try to put pressure on China allying with the United States or Japan, Khieu said.

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