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| President Joko Widodo (Image: Wiki Commons) |
By Pia Lee-Brago
MANILA, Philippines - The South China Sea dispute is an issue that must be solved immediately, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said yesterday.
In an interview with ANC, Widodo expressed belief that the South China Sea issue should be high on the agenda of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit.
ASEAN must come up with a “mutual agreement” on the South China Sea row before talking to China, the Indonesian leader said in Bahasa, noting that as in previous summits, differences on the issue persist between ASEAN as a grouping and its member states.
“The Code of Conduct is very important. However, this is just a process toward (reaching) an agreement,” Widodo said.
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