Inquirer.net, 19 Nov 2012
Southeast Asian leaders decided to ask China to start formal talks “as soon as possible” on crafting a legally binding accord aimed at preventing violence over disputed South China Sea territories.
ASEAN member countries have submitted features they each want to see in such an accord and were now ready to sit as a bloc to discuss with China how the agreement could be drafted. The crucial talks could start immediately, even right after the Cambodia summit, according to Surin.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, host of this year’s summit, was to convey the bloc’s decision to his Chinese counterpart, Wen Jiabao, who was to join expanded ASEAN meetings in the next two days. Full story
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