Hanoi (VNA) – Philippine Defence Minister Delfin Lorenzana said on January 23 that his country wants to preserve unity and establish a mechanism to resolve disputes in the East (South China) Sea.
Speaking to delegates from more than 20 countries at a security conference in Singapore, the minister reaffirmed the unity and solidarity of ASEAN amidst the emerging super-power competition.
He also called on countries outside to not use ASEAN as a proxy for their rivalry.
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