国内英语资讯:Chinese premier calls for consultation, mutual openness to maintain peace, prosperity in Eas_时事

国内英语资讯:Chinese premier calls for consultation, mutual openness to maintain peace, prosperity in Eas

On the South China Sea issue, Li said a peaceful South China Sea is the common aspiration of all parties and in line with the interests of all countries in the region.

China stands ready to work with countries in the region to make the South China Sea a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation, he said.

China is committed to pushing forward Code of Conduct (COC) consultations with ASEAN countries, and the two sides have worked out a single negotiating text this year, Li said.

At the China-ASEAN summit on Wednesday, China and ASEAN members agreed to complete the first reading of the draft within 2019, Li said, adding that China also proposed to conclude COC consultations in three years, so as to allow countries in the region to safeguard with rules the peace, stability, free trade as well as freedom of navigation and over-flight in the South China Sea.

China, said the premier, hopes for countries outside the region to respect and support the efforts in this regard made by their counterparts in the region.

Leaders attending the summit agreed that the East Asia Summit has produced remarkable progress since its launch in 2005 and become a major part of the ASEAN-led regional open framework.

All parties hailed the fruitful results produced in areas such as environment, energy, disaster control, connectivity, trade and maritime cooperation within the past year, and called for joint efforts to better synergize development strategies and enhance cooperation on sustainable development, connectivity and blue economy.