REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BEIJING -- Ten members of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will resume holding their ninth meeting to discuss the situation in the South China Sea in Tianijn, China, on Wednesday, July 29, according to a statement.

Senior diplomats from the ten ASEAN member countries will discuss the South China Sea issue with deputy of the Chinese foreign minister Liu Zhemin on Wednesday.

During the one-day meeting, the representatives of both parties will finalize the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties (DOC).

The statement also revealed that the DOC of the South China Sea was reached during the eight ASEAN summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2002.

In addition, both parties will also discuss efforts related to maritime cooperation to accelerate the completion of agreement on the Code of Conduct (CoC) in a bid to overcome the South China Sea conflict.

According to the statement, during the ASEAN and China meeting, Indonesia will be represented by I Gusti Agung Wesake Puja, the director of the ASEAN cooperation division at the country's foreign ministry.

Puja emphasized that Indonesia continued to push for peace efforts in the South China Sea. One of the efforts made by Indonesia is encouraging the completion of the agreement of China-ASEAN CoC.

Puja further remarked that the code of ethics over the handling of the South China Sea dispute should be resolved and agreed upon in order to maintain regional stability.

In the meantime, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno noted in Yogyakarta on Sunday, May 31, 2015, that Indonesia will always support the establishment of peace in the South China Sea.

"As a country that adopts a free and active policy, we must participate in any effort to create global peace," he remarked after addressing the seventh congress of the Pancasila state ideology at the Gadjah Mada University (UGM).

He was responding to the United States' plan to help facilitate military training and weaponry for the ASEAN, including Indonesia to face China when a conflict in the South China Sea erupts.

If a conflict among countries in the South China Sea occurs, Indonesia will remain neutral without siding with any of the conflicting nations, he affirmed.

"Regardless of whether there will be assistance, we will always support peace in the South China Sea," he added.

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