Full coverage: 5th CICA Foreign Ministers' Meeting

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The Chinese President also talked about Asia's vital role in maintaining and promoting global peace. He called for Asian countries to work together to make good use of its existing mechanisms to strengthen its hand.

"We need to stick to, and spread the traditions of the Asian way, where countries respect each other, negotiate and care about each others' interests. Strengthen coordination on all levels of the existing cooperation mechanisms. Find identical and similar goals to achieve practical outcomes by cooperation. We have to stick to dialogue and negotiation, in accordance with international law, to resolve disputes peacefully. Use dialogue to add trust, solve disputes, and promote security," Xi said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the opening ceremony of the fifth foreign ministers' meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Beijing, capital of China, April 28, 2016. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)