July 28, 2016

"Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Chum Sounry on Wednesday denied that Cambodia had blocked a reference to a U.N.-backed tribunal's ruling against Beijing's claims in the South China Sea in Monday's joint Asean statement-and said the omission was, in fact, the Philippines' decision.

Mr. Sounry's remark directly contradicted a statement on Wednesday by the Philippines' foreign minister, Perfecto Yasay, who said his country 'vigorously pushed' for inclusion of the ruling it won against Beijing, but backed down in the interest of regional unity."

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