RODY PUSHES BILATERAL TALKS ON SEA DISPUTE
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte met with his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang on Thursday and discussed the dispute over the West
In a press conference in Hanoi, said Duterte explained why he believes it is necessary for the Philippines to hold bilateral talks with China to settle the
"Bilateral engagements with China [are] necessary with this respect because the arbitral tribunal’s decision has no enforcement capability or mechanisms on its own,"
"The enforcement and implementation of the arbitral tribunal’s decision will have to be pursued and made by the claimants themselves
is also part of the Philippine delegation, said Duterte explained that bilateral talks with China are necessary “because he has to feel
"Ang kanyang appeal, is kung problema natin, baka kaya natin i-solve na tayo-tayo [His appeal was that if it's our problem, maybe we thank and we respect foreign powers, world powers, but isn’t it better if we open doors and start talking?"
Vietnam pushed for multilateral and bilateral means to resolve the South China Sea dispute, accord
"The Vietnamese and Philippine position on the handling of the dispute on the South China Sea are said, adding that both presidents agreed on their commitment to the rule of law and pursuing "legal and diplomatic processes" for the peace
Both leaders also agreed to avoid
"We agreed to fully implement the Declaration of Conduct that was already approved and signed by all Asean members in 2002 and to proceed on a fast-track basis with the coming out of a code of
Vietnam and the Philippines are members of the Association of Two other members, Brunei and Malaysia, also have claims on the
Yasay said Duterte gave assurances that he would bring up the ruling with
"We also said that the decision of the arbitral tribunal is our contribution to the jurisprudence insofar as the maritime law and the interpretation of the provisions of the before the arbitral tribunal but if they so decide, they can certainly use the arbitral tribunal’s decision as a precedent in supporting their legal claims and strengthening their legal
Yasay said Duterte and Quang also
"We will pursue bilateral negotiations to see what kind of an agreement we can pursue in the mutual interest we say maritime cooperation, it also includes among other things making sure that the maritime environment and health is protected in the light of certain destructions that have been
Trade
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez told reporters both presidents "agreed to really level up the trade that we
He said Duterte encouraged more Vietnamese businessmen to invest
Lopez said the President also urged the Vietnamese government to consider importing Philippine products to improve the trade bal
Vietnam supplies 48 percent of