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Hanoi (VNA) – The Association
of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) needs to uphold the 1982 United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) as the legal framework under which
all ocean activities are regulated, a Philippine official has said.
Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary of ASEAN
Affairs and ASEAN-Philippines Director-General
Junever Mahilum-West made the
call at the recent 10th ASEAN Maritime Forum (AMF) and the 8th Expanded ASEAN
Maritime Forum (EAMF) via video conferences. We urge the members of the AMF and the
EAMF to work towards fulfilling their
obligations under the 1982
UNCLOS for the peace, stability, and prosperity of our region, Mahilum-West said in a news release on December 17.