Marcos aims for COC conclusion


Ready for talks: Marcos arriving for the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The Philip­pines will continue pushing for the conclusion of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea when it hosts the Asean Summit next year, says President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 

“Well, we have been pushing for that even not as a host (of Asean), but we will continue to do that,” he told reporters after attending the 28th Asean Plus Three Summit here yesterday.

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