Monday, November 5, 2012

Aquino gets European support in resolving territorial dispute

From Malaya (Nov 6): Aquino gets European support in resolving territorial dispute

PRESIDENT Aquino yesterday obtained the backing of several European leaders for a peaceful solution to the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).... “In particular, Switzerland and the EU and to some extent also, Norway, indicated their full support to the Philippines in terms of our position that conflicts or disputes in that area are to be resolved peacefully and following international laws. And in particular, they expressed support for an ASEAN-centric approach, which has always been the position of President Aquino considering that four out of the 10 member-states of ASEAN have specific stakes in the West Philippine Sea,” Coloma said in a press conference in Vientiane....

http://malaya.com.ph/index.php/news/nation/16948-aquino-gets-european-support-in-resolving-territorial-dispute

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