Dr Chheang Vannarith, President of AVI, attending the special session on the South China Sea Cooperation and New Order Construction at Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference on April 21. Pragmatism, functionalism, and trust-based cooperation are key to peace and stability in the SCS. Need to avoid legal fundamentalism and historical fundamentalism. The conclusion of the COC is critical to confidence building measure, preventive diplomacy, and crisis management.
