The Tokyo workshop on East Sea issue (Source: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – Many scholars from countries that claim no territory in the East Seahave said that maintaining maritime freedom, devising coordination mechanismsand controlling conflicts on the basis of respect for law and mutual trust betweenconcerned parties are important to settling disputes.
They talked about theEast Sea issue at a workshop held by the Meiji Institute for Global Affairs andthe Meiji Institute for International Political Studies in conjunction with theJapan Forum on International Relations and the Centre for Studies inInternational Crises and Conflicts at Meiji University in Tokyo, Japan, onSeptember 25.
Looking into theEast Sea situation, the delegates expressed their concern over maritime securityin the area and proposed measures to manage the disputes, maintain navigation freedomand ensure interests of all relevant parties.
Terashima Hiroshi,former Chairman of the Ocean Policy Research Institute, said concerned partiesand scholars should increase dialogues in order to build a basic foundation fordispute settlement.
ASEAN nations,especially those surrounding the East Sea, should receive support to improvetheir capacity to implement the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea andprotect maritime security, he said.
Prof. Sato Koichifrom the Tokyo-based Oberlin University affirmed the East Sea’s important roleto the regional and global economies, including Japan, explaining that 60percent of the country’s energy supply resources traverse the sea.
The ASEANcountries that claim sovereignty in the East Sea have friendly ties with Japan,he added.
Given this, theprofessor suggested rolling out a maritime security mechanism between Japan andASEAN similar to the Japan-ASEAN Foreign Ministerial Meeting or the East-AsiaSummit.
He also proposedbuilding a centre to exchange information about maritime security in the EastSea with the participation of different forces from the relevant countries, andbuilding a mechanism to supervise and prevent maritime security incidents.
Prof. JagannathPanda from India’s Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses said that theEast Sea is very important to the economy and security of India, the region andthe world. Therefore, dispute settlement should be based on multilateral views.
He suggestedestablishing a navigation agreement between regional countries, stressing thatmaritime freedom contributes to deepening economic and trade ties between thenations, along with cooperation mechanisms that ensure the balance of security.
The workshop tookplace in the context of China and ASEAN being close to reaching a framework of aCode of Conduct in the East Sea.-VNA
They talked about theEast Sea issue at a workshop held by the Meiji Institute for Global Affairs andthe Meiji Institute for International Political Studies in conjunction with theJapan Forum on International Relations and the Centre for Studies inInternational Crises and Conflicts at Meiji University in Tokyo, Japan, onSeptember 25.
Looking into theEast Sea situation, the delegates expressed their concern over maritime securityin the area and proposed measures to manage the disputes, maintain navigation freedomand ensure interests of all relevant parties.
Terashima Hiroshi,former Chairman of the Ocean Policy Research Institute, said concerned partiesand scholars should increase dialogues in order to build a basic foundation fordispute settlement.
ASEAN nations,especially those surrounding the East Sea, should receive support to improvetheir capacity to implement the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea andprotect maritime security, he said.
Prof. Sato Koichifrom the Tokyo-based Oberlin University affirmed the East Sea’s important roleto the regional and global economies, including Japan, explaining that 60percent of the country’s energy supply resources traverse the sea.
The ASEANcountries that claim sovereignty in the East Sea have friendly ties with Japan,he added.
Given this, theprofessor suggested rolling out a maritime security mechanism between Japan andASEAN similar to the Japan-ASEAN Foreign Ministerial Meeting or the East-AsiaSummit.
He also proposedbuilding a centre to exchange information about maritime security in the EastSea with the participation of different forces from the relevant countries, andbuilding a mechanism to supervise and prevent maritime security incidents.
Prof. JagannathPanda from India’s Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses said that theEast Sea is very important to the economy and security of India, the region andthe world. Therefore, dispute settlement should be based on multilateral views.
He suggestedestablishing a navigation agreement between regional countries, stressing thatmaritime freedom contributes to deepening economic and trade ties between thenations, along with cooperation mechanisms that ensure the balance of security.
The workshop tookplace in the context of China and ASEAN being close to reaching a framework of aCode of Conduct in the East Sea.-VNA
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