President
Benigno S. Aquino III has informed leaders of member nations of the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that the Philippines has filed a
"Memorial" at the United Nations arbitral tribunal against China’s
claims over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
The
Philippines on March 30
submitted its Memorial to the Arbitral Tribunal that is hearing the case it
brought against the People’s Republic of China
During
the coffee meeting with members of the Philippine media covering the 24th ASEAN
Summit here Sunday, President Aquino said many of the ASEAN leaders have
expressed concern over the ongoing tensions in the West
Philippine Sea .
The
President said the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung, recounted their
problems with China , which
has stationed an oil rig in disputed waters off the coast of Vietnam
President
Aquino said he mentioned to his fellow ASEAN leaders the Philippines ’ own incidents with China
“I
put in, during the Retreat, our own incidents with regards to Ayungin,
Scarborough, the Kalayaan Island group, the construction on Mabini Reef and the
Galoc oil contract—service contract area,” the President said.
“Then
we did mention that consistent with everybody’s desire to resolve it in a
peaceful manner, we did inform them officially of the March filing of the
memorial before the arbitration tribunal under International Tribunal for the
Law of the Sea,” he added.
On
Saturday, the ASEAN foreign ministers issued a statement expressing “serious
concern over the ongoing developments in the South China
Sea ,” and urged all parties to exercise self-restraint and to
resolve disputes by peaceful means.
They
also called on all parties to the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea to undertake full and effective
implementation of the DOC to create an environment of mutual trust and
confidence.
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