(VOVWORLD) -China will accelerate consultations on the Code of Conduct (COC) of Parties in the South China Sea (known as the East Sea in Vietnam) and work with all relevant parties in creating the sea of peace and cooperation, said the Chinese Foreign Minister.
 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Photo: Xinhua/VNA |
Wang Yi told a joint press conference with his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah on Tuesday in Malaysia that China and Malaysia agreed to maintain peace and stability in the region through political consensus. He added both agree to maintain ASEAN’s centrality and the ASEAN Regional Cooperation Framework.
Malaysia is the last stop of Minister Wang's trip to five Southeast Asian countries after Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia this week.