Philippines urges Beijing to ‘respect’ sea ruling

Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay says he will discuss at the Asia-Europe summit starting t
AFP

Manila (AFP) – The Philippines urged China Thursday to respect an international tribunal’s ruling rejecting its claims to most of the South China Sea, and said it would raise the issue at a regional summit.

Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay will discuss at the Asia-Europe summit starting on Friday “the need for parties to respect the recent decision of the arbitral tribunal”, a government statement said.

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