Phnom Penh (FN), Mar. 20 – Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen and Japanese prime minister Kishida Fumio emphasized the importance of urging countries concerned to avoid unilateral actions that would increase tensions or complicate the situation in the South China Sea.

The appeal was made in a joint statement on the official visit of Japanese premier Kishida Fumio to Cambodia on 20 March 2022.

"The two leaders reaffirmed the importance of sustaining peace, security, safety, freedom of navigation in and overflight above the South China Sea, self-restraint, non-militarization and peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),” according to a joint statement seen by Fresh News on Sunday.

"The two premiers stressed the importance of full and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), and took note of the progress of the negotiations on Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea and emphasized the importance of an effective and substantive COC that is consistent with international law including the 1982 UNCLOS," the statement added.
=FRESH NEWS