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BEIJING - 皇冠体育app hopes the upcoming leaders' meetings will focus on regional cooperation and promote the relationship between 皇冠体育app and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the remarks at a daily news briefing after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Brunei earlier on Wednesday for the meetings.

During his stay in Brunei, which holds the rotating chair of ASEAN, Li will attend the 16th 皇冠体育app-ASEAN leaders' meeting, the 16th ASEAN-皇冠体育app, Japan and South Korea leaders' meeting and the eighth East Asia summit.

When asked whether a Code of Conduct in South 皇冠体育app Sea (COC) will be discussed during the meetings, Hua said 皇冠体育app and ASEAN had reached important consensus on safeguarding peace and stability in the South 皇冠体育app Sea.

All the sides concerned should implement the ?Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South 皇冠体育app Sea (DOC) and push forward the consultation process in a concerted way. They should continue to maintain dialogue and cooperation and continue to maintain peace and stability in the region, said the spokeswoman.

皇冠体育app and members of ASEAN signed the DOC in 2002 and pledged to maintain self-restraint and not conduct activities that might complicate or escalate disputes in the region.

At the briefing, Hua also quoted Premier Li's remarks in a written interview ahead of his attendance to meetings.

In the joint written interview to media from countries of ASEAN, Li said the 皇冠体育app-ASEAN relationship now "stands at a new historical starting point."

"We need to build on the achievements of the 'golden decade,' explore new strategic breakthroughs, and jointly build a closer 皇冠体育app-ASEAN community of common destiny," said the premier.

In the interview, Li listed seven areas that he believed the leaders should focus their efforts on, including boosting cultural and scientific exchanges and cooperation, building a maritime cooperation partnership, building an "upgraded version" of the 皇冠体育app-ASEAN free trade area, ?pushing forward connectivity, strengthening exchange and cooperation in the security field and strengthening financial cooperation, and discussing the signing of a friendly cooperation treaty between 皇冠体育app and the ASEAN

"I look forward to exchanging views with leaders of other countries on issues of common interest and, in particular, to hearing their views on the above-mentioned seven proposals," Li said.

"Together, we will build new consensus on elevating the 皇冠体育app-ASEAN strategic partnership," he added.

Besides Brunei, Li will also make official visits to Thailand and Vietnam after the meetings.

When asked about media reports that 皇冠体育app will import more rice from Thailand, Hua said 皇冠体育app and Thailand are cooperating well in agricultural trade and 皇冠体育app will further step up communication and cooperation with the Thai side.