January 29, 2015

"Southeast Asia will push for an early conclusion of a maritime pact to defuse tension in the South China Sea, Malaysia said Wednesday as the Philippines decried the grouping's inaction over reclamation activities by China in disputed waters.

Foreign ministers from 10 member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations grappled with the issue during their two-day retreat in Kota Kinabalu, capital of Malaysia's Sabah State in Borneo.

The Code of Conduct is basically a set of rules for the resolution of disputes."

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