ISTANBUL: The Philippines on Saturday urged “the peaceful settlement of disputes, in accordance with international law” in the South China Sea, where Manila has competing claims with Beijing.
“This has always been our position with respect to the disputes in the West Philippine Sea, in as much as we are prepared to defend our sovereignty, sovereign rights and territorial integrity," Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo told the 78th session of United Nations General Assembly in New York. The warm waters of the South China Sea is a hotbed of maritime conflicts where Beijing makes broad claims along its nine-dash line.
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