ASEAN argues that its own charter obliges members to consult, as they do before each working group on the code of conduct, the next one of which is due soon.

东盟则认为，其章程有责任责成各成员国进行磋商，并且在各工作小组根据行为准则工作之前就要完成，而下一个工作小组即将展开工作。

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"The key message that we want to get across this time is for ASEAN to really address, to really engage dialogue with the regime of how they have already been breaching the charter so that as a regional bloc that we really want it on the table as official agenda,".

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