India backs freedom of navigation, access to resources in SCS
Nay Pyi Taw : Amid tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea overshadowing the ASEAN and East Asia Summit here, India on Sunday said it supports freedom of navigation and access to resources in the area and that the dispute must be resolved as per international law. In her address at the 4th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting here, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said maritime territorial disputes have the potential for undermining comprehensive security and mutual confidence. "India opposes the use or threat of use of force and supports freedom of navigation and access to resources in accordance with principles of international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. We hope that progress will be made with respect to implementation of Guidelines to the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea and the adoption of a Code of Conduct on the basis of consensus," she said.State-run ONGC Videsh Limited has operation in number of oil blocks in South China Sea which were offered to it by Vietnam.China has been objecting to India's oil exploration projects in the disputed waters.China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, which lies on key shipping routes and is believed to be rich in mineral and oil.
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