东盟外长会通过海事中心框架：中心将设在菲律宾，拉扎罗称南海行为准则草案已完成77%
菲律宾外交部表示，东盟各国外长11月14日在帕赛市举行的东盟外长会上，通过了设立东盟海事中心的概念说明与职责范围文件，该中心将设在菲律宾，作为服务东盟海洋事务的知识枢纽与支持平台。
菲律宾外交部长 Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro 在记者会上说，这是菲律宾担任东盟轮值主席国的一项重要成果；中心目前只是获批、尚未正式设立，后续还有一系列法律文件要签署，其业务构想涵盖从学术界到港务当局的整个蓝色经济领域。
外长们还欢迎东盟海岸警卫队论坛成为东盟的一个部门机构，其概念说明与职责范围已于今年7月获批。拉扎罗说，该论坛将促进东盟各国海岸警卫队与海上执法机构之间的合作与协调，共同应对地区安全挑战。
谈到中国与东盟谈判多年的《南海行为准则》，拉扎罗说，草案段落已完成约80%，「确切地说，我要告诉大家，是77%」，双方在菲律宾任主席国期间每月举行谈判。她表示，谈判下一步如何推进，将等待11月15日至17日东盟峰会上领导人给出的指导。菲律宾外交部官员此前表示，按整套方案计算，已达成一致的约为70%。
关联：东盟外长会议11月14日在 Manila 开场：能源成本、地区冲突与厄尔尼诺考验东盟团结
（来源：菲律宾通讯社）
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Adopt Maritime Center Framework to Be Based in the Philippines; Lazaro Says South China Sea Code Draft Is 77% Complete
ASEAN foreign ministers, meeting in Pasay City on November 14, adopted the concept note and terms of reference for an ASEAN Maritime Center to be established in the Philippines, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said. The center will serve as a knowledge hub and support platform for the bloc's maritime-related initiatives.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro told a press briefing that the adoption was an important result of the Philippines' ASEAN chairmanship. The center has only been approved and has not yet been set up, she said; a series of legal instruments still has to be signed, and its envisioned scope covers the whole blue economy, from academe to port authorities.
The ministers also welcomed the inclusion of the ASEAN Coast Guard Forum as an ASEAN sectoral body, following approval of its concept note and terms of reference in July. Lazaro said the forum would advance cooperation and coordination among ASEAN coast guards and maritime law-enforcement agencies in addressing regional security challenges.
On the long-negotiated Code of Conduct in the South China Sea between ASEAN and China, Lazaro said about 80% of the draft paragraphs had been completed. "To be exact, I want to tell you it's 77 percent," she said, noting that the two sides have held monthly negotiations under the Philippine chairmanship. Further guidance on next steps would come from ASEAN leaders at their November 15-17 summit, she added. A Philippine foreign affairs official had earlier put agreement at about 70% of the overall package.
(Source: Philippine News Agency)
来源：菲律宾通讯社
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