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Regional conflicts should be resolved through cooperation: Thai PM

Xinhua, June 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

Regional conflicts should be resolved through cooperation, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said in a keynote speech at the 15th Shangri-La Dialogue which kicked off here Friday.

Peace and stability are common interests of the region, and Thailand is willing to maintain peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific Region under the international law, the Thai leader said.

On the South China Sea issue, Prayut said Thailand supports peaceful resolution of the disputes in line with the international law including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

"Thailand considers that full and effective implementation of Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) will create an atmosphere conducive to resolution of the problem, and we support the early conclusion of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC)."

The three-day Shangri-La Dialogue attracts over 560 delegates from 52 nations and regions, including 32 official delegations.

According to the organizer, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) think tank, participants comprise defense ministers, senior security officials, military chiefs, diplomats, executives from the corporate sector as well as academics and a significant media presence.

Admiral Sun Jianguo, deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission, is scheduled to deliver a speech themed "the Challenges of Conflict Resolution" on Sunday. Endit