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Milena Rangel, Vice Minister for ASEAN Affairs and Timor-Leste’s Lead Representative to the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM), led the national delegation to the 26th ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (ASEAN–China SOM-DOC), held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 21st, 2026. 
At the meeting, participants reviewed progress in implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC). They also discussed ways to advance negotiations towards the conclusion of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC).
On the same day, the 32nd ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Meeting was also held, during which participants reviewed progress in ASEAN-China relations and discussed future areas of cooperation, in the context of the fifth anniversary of the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
