The foreign ministers of 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations stressed "the importance of non-militarization and self-restraint" for all activities in the South China Sea by all countries, according to a statement released Sunday, which summed up their meeting the previous day."We emphasized the importance of non-militarization and self-restraint in the conduct of all activities by claimants and all other states, including those mentioned in the DOC that could further complicate the situation and escalate tensions in the South China Sea," the ASEAN joint communique says.The incl…READ FULL ARTICLE
