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| China claims the highlighted portion of the South China Sea. Many other governments also claim all or part of the South China Sea. Photo: Courtesy of University of Southern California |
Tuesday, 03 April 2012
Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh
“We have received no pressure from any country.” (sic!)
Reversing an earlier decision, Cambodian officials have put the South
China Sea on the official agenda for Wednesday, the final day of an
Asean summit in Phnom Penh.
Cambodia had left the contentious issue off the agenda, following a visit by Chinese President Hu Jiantao over the weekend. But Asean members Vietnam and the Philippines raised the issue at a meeting of foreign ministers on Monday.
Several Asean members have overlapping maritime and island claims in the South China Sea with China and Taiwan.
Soeu Rat Chavy, secretary of state for the Cambodian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, told reporters Tuesday the issue was now on the agenda.
“We have received no pressure from any country,” she said. “The
Chinese leader and Asean leaders have agreed to do whatever they can to
effectively implement the of conduct in the South China Sea to ensure
peace, stability and prosperity in the region.”
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