South China Sea Not on Asean Agenda: Defense Minister

Neither disputes over the South China Sea nor the Cambodian-Thai border will be on the agenda for Asean defense ministers, a top Cambodian official said Tuesday.Speaking at an Asean strategy forum in Phnom Penh, Defense Minister Tea Banh said Cambodia will appeal to Asean members and China to work to resolve territorial disputes in the South China Sea, but Cambodia will not put it directly on any agenda for meetings in July.The border dispute closer to home will be settled through other means

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