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Leaders at Asia–Europe Meeting Fail to Mention South China Sea Dispute in Official Statement

Girish Shetti   |

Jul 18, 2016 07:16 AM EDT

Leaders at the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) issued a final statement on Saturday before concluding the annual regional summit in Mongolia. The regional summit, which brings together key European and Asian countries together, did not directly mention the critical South China Sea issue in the final statement.