BRUSSELS: The EU urged all parties Friday to settle peacefully territorial disputes in the South China Sea, where Washington has challenged Beijing's efforts to bolster its claims through an island-building programme.

EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said the European Union was an "interested" party in a dispute pitting China against Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia over control of a crucial seaway.

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