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China, ASEAN agree to speed up consultations on South China Sea Code of Conduct


    KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed on Wednesday to speed up consultations on a Code of Conduct for the disputed South China Sea, the foreign ministers of China and ASEAN member Thailand said on Wednesday.

    China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi also told a joint news conference with Thai Foreign Minister General Tanasak Patimapragorn after a China-ASEAN meeting that non-regional countries should refrain from actions that might escalate or complicate the situation in the sea.

    (Reporting by David Brunnstrom; Editing by Mike Collett-White)