Arbitration award on South China Sea unjust but fans flames: Sudan parliament

The Sudanese parliament on Wednesday declared its support for China's call to resolve the South China Sea dispute through dialogue, reiterating its rejection of any action that may further complicate the crisis.

"Sudan's Parliament stands with justice and right, and we encourage dialogue as a means for resolving international issues," Mohamed Mustafa Al-Daw, head of the external relations committee in the Sudanese parliament, told Xinhua.

"We are advocates of peace and stability, and we oppose any tendency that does not not achieve these goals and regard it as irrational," he noted.

He went on saying that "we back China's call for resolving the South China Sea dispute through dialogue and negotiation as most appropriate means to safeguard the world peace and security."

Al-Daw, meanwhile, criticized what he termed as "endeavors" by some major countries to complicate the issue of the South China Sea via issuance of politically motivated decisions, saying "we condemn any form of instigation of sedition and conflicts which leads to instability."

The Sudanese parliament noticed that Chinese government on Tuesday refused to recognize the award by an arbitral tribunal on the South China Sea, insisting that bilateral negotiations should settle the dispute.

"Also on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi described the arbitration as was "a political farce under the pretext of law."

The Philippine government initiated the arbitration in January 2013 and in February, the Chinese government declared that it would neither participate in nor accept any outcome of the process.

Additionally, the Chinese Foreign Ministry the Foreign Ministry said the award "is null and void and has no binding force."

"The conduct of the arbitral tribunal and its award are unjust and unlawful," the statement said. Endit