International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia Hangchuon Naron, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, East Timor’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, Philippine’s President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto, Myanmar’s Director-General of the ASEAN Affairs Department Han Win Aung and Laos Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith pose for a photo during the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Summit in Pasay City, Philippines, November 15, 2026. (Reuters/Eloisa Lopez/Pool)
MANILA —The Philippine foreign minister said on Sunday there has been substantial completion of a South China Sea code of conduct between ASEAN and China, with a provisional agreement reached on 80% of the text.
The code of conduct will serve as a platform for practical maritime cooperation in the South China Sea and is consistent with the principles of the Declaration of Conduct, Philippine foreign minister Theresa Lazaro said.
—Reporting by Mikhail Flores, Editing by Louise Heavens
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