(Manila Road Power) (Manila Road) Foreign Minister Manlo has reiterated that the Philippines will be committed to defending its sovereignty in the South China Sea, and will also firmly promote the negotiations of the South China Sea Conduct to avoid confrontation in the South China Sea.
Manaro said in an interview with foreign journalists on Thursday (February 15): "We will still adhere to our position and defend our sovereign rights in any place, especially in our exclusive economic zone."
Manaro said that there should be no tensions in the waters of sovereign disputes from all walks of life. "Excessive qualitative" should be one of the issues of competition between China and the United States, because the Philippines and other countries also have legitimate rights and interests to be maintained.
He said that the excessive qualitative of the South China Sea issue as a competition in China and the United States. "It will not help to truly understand the situation, and it will also affect the ability to distinguish between right and wrong.Express to rationalize ".
The Philippine President President Paradonis visited the United States last November that at the regional level, the development of South China Sea Conduct has been limited at the regional level.The possibility.
In this regard, Manalo said that the meaning of Matcus may want to reach some form of cooperation agreements with some countries such as Vietnam to solve any maritime accidents or differences in peace."But this does not mean that we are not committed to negotiations between the code of conduct between the Asianan country and China."
The idea of formulating the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea has been brewing for more than 20 years. All parties did not promise until 2017, but the progress was very small, and the negotiations on the content of the codes had not yet made progress.
Manaro also expressed concern about the tension near Taiwan, and urged all parties to maintain direct contact.
