Malaysia, Thailand reiterate shared position on East Sea issues
Malaysia and Thailand have reiterated their common stance on issues concerning the East Sea, urging all parties to respect the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (R) and his Thai couterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra (Photo: malaymail.com)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - Malaysia and Thailand have reiterated their common stance on issues concerning the East Sea, urging all parties to resp𓆉ect the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced.
Speaking at a joint press conference with his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra on December 16, Anwar said both leaders underscored the importance of the full and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and the early conclusion of an effective and substantive Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).
He said both countries want issues on the waters to be dealt with peacefully and constructively, in accordance with universally recognised principles of international law, including 1982 UNCLOS.
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