Anifah: CoC development should be hastened to settle disputes

Top talk: Anifah speaking with head of logistics of the Asean secretariat 2015 Datuk K. Ilankovan while Wisma Putra’s secretary-general Datuk Othman Hashim (right) looks on during a site visit to KLCC, the venue for the summit. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia wants the on-going effort to draw up a Code of Conduct (CoC) in the South China Sea to be hastened and has pledged to push for progress on the thorny issue that threatens to strain ties between China and claimant countries in the maritime dispute.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said Malaysia, which is chairing Asean this year would endeavour to make progress in the development of the CoC, stressing that the country’s position on the South China Sea has been consistent – that differences and disputes must be addressed through peaceful means.