MANILA, Philippines — Southeast Asian nations are “dribbling” the negotiations on the South China Sea code of conduct (COC), Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Monday.
“It’s not China, It’s Southeast Asia. Nobody’s dropping the ball but there’s dribbling going on. And I’m tired of the dribbling,” Locsin said in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel.
“I don’t know whether to push them but I certainly will not conceal the fact that it was our side that dribbled it, the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) side. I don’t do cover-ups,” he added.
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