South China Sea dispute should be settled through talks: US

April 17, 2012 15:54

Amid the dispute between India and China over exploration in South China sea, the US today said the laws of the seas should apply and issues should beaddressed through dialogue.

"We try not to get in to the business of bilateralinteractions and disputes but instead have a principled policy about the parameters on which the dialogue and discussion should be based," the US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell said.

"All I would say is that the United States is very very careful about how we talk about and how we act in the South China sea," he told reporters when asked about the dispute between India and China over exploration in South China Sea.

China, which lays claim over South China Sea, has been opposing exploration by India there. But India has maintained that China does not have exclusive rights over the region.

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