House of Commons
Tabled 07 July 2014
2014-15 Session
2014-15 Session
That this House notes the escalation of tensions in the South China Sea (East Sea) following the deployment of the Chinese oil rig HD981; welcomes the statement of 8 May 2014 by the spokesperson of the EU High Representative and the recent statement by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on these incidents; and calls on all parties to exercise restraint, refrain from any unilateral action which could threaten peace and stability in the region and use peaceful means, according to relevant international laws, in particular the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea between ASEAN and China to resolve the dispute.
Signatures (11)
1
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
07 July 2014
Primary
2
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
07 July 2014
3
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
08 July 2014
4
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
08 July 2014
5
Ritchie, Ms Margaret
Social Democratic & Labour Party
09 July 2014
6
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
09 July 2014