Sentence examples for declaration of conduct from inspiring English sources

In 2002, Asean members signed a Declaration of Conduct with China to avoid conflict over overlapping claims and to promote joint exploration.

Last July, the United States surprised China when it said it had "national interests" in the area and wanted China to abide by a declaration of conduct that China had reached in 2002 with other Asian nations.

He said the United States continues to urge all claimants to conform to the 2002 China-Asean Declaration of Conduct, in which the parties committed to "exercise self-restraint in the conduct of activities that would complicate or escalate disputes and affect peace and stability".

But China has always refused to sign a legally binding agreement to prevent armed conflict, and showed no sign of changing its mind.The summit had little choice but to accept a much watered-down version document, called "a declaration of conduct".

A "declaration of conduct " was signed in 2002 between Asean and China but it is not legally binding.

A China-Asean working group on the Declaration of Conduct has met only four times since 2004 but could meet a second time this year.

It was a set of guidelines for implementing a "declaration on conduct" concerning the resolution of disputes in the South China Sea; it was not the declaration itself, which was signed in November 2002.

The president of the European Commission said in a letter to the Parliament that Ms, Jeleva had told him that her declaration respected the code of conduct for commissioners.

On September 14th-15th in Suzhou in China the two sides discussed efforts to implement their 2002 "declaration" on a code of conduct in the sea, to avoid possible conflict.

To counter such advances, Vietnam has ordered six Kilo-class submarines from Russia.In 2002 China and the ten-member Association of South-East Asian Nations agreed to a "declaration" on a code of conduct for the sea.

And last July it did agree with ASEAN on "guidelines" for implementing a "declaration" on a code of conduct agreed on by the two parties back in 2002 to reduce tensions in the South China Sea.