Malacañang welcomes China's statement "they
would not seek any military solution to the territorial disputes" in the
West Philippines Sea (WPS).
"Ikinalulugod natin ang mga pahayag na tulad niyan at sang-ayon din po tayo doon sa proposisyon na hindi dapat gumamit ng anumang military solution. At inaayunan din po natin ‘yung kanilang pahayag na ang apatnapung taong pakikipag-ugnayan sa pagitan ng China at ng Pilipinas ay peaceful, friendly at cooperative," said Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr.
Coloma said that since the maritime dispute in the WPS involves other countries it will not be as simple as solving the issue bilaterally.
Zhao Jianhua, China’s ambassador to Manila, last Friday (June 5) said, “We want the Philippines to return to the negotiating table," and added that China has no precondition to the resumption of the talk.
On March last year, the Philippines has filed a memorial before the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) against China regarding its reclamation activities in the WPS.
Other claimants of land features located at the disputed maritime area are Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. (PCOO News Release)
"Ikinalulugod natin ang mga pahayag na tulad niyan at sang-ayon din po tayo doon sa proposisyon na hindi dapat gumamit ng anumang military solution. At inaayunan din po natin ‘yung kanilang pahayag na ang apatnapung taong pakikipag-ugnayan sa pagitan ng China at ng Pilipinas ay peaceful, friendly at cooperative," said Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr.
Coloma said that since the maritime dispute in the WPS involves other countries it will not be as simple as solving the issue bilaterally.
Zhao Jianhua, China’s ambassador to Manila, last Friday (June 5) said, “We want the Philippines to return to the negotiating table," and added that China has no precondition to the resumption of the talk.
On March last year, the Philippines has filed a memorial before the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) against China regarding its reclamation activities in the WPS.
Other claimants of land features located at the disputed maritime area are Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. (PCOO News Release)
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