Thursday, August 6, 2015

AFP welcomes Chinese halt on reclamation works

From the Philippine News Agency (Aug 6): AFP welcomes Chinese halt on reclamation works

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) strongly welcomes China statements claiming that it has stopped reclamation activities in the South China Sea.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi made this statement in the sideline of the ongoing ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

"That's good news for all Filipinos, if that is really true, then the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will be giving us some updates on the matter," AFP public affairs office chief Col. Noel Detoyato said in Filipino.

He added that this development, if verified and found to be true, will greatly ease tension among the claimant countries.

"It can ease tension so it is good for everybody," Detoyato pointed out.

However, he said that the AFP is still to verify this information and said that they were waiting for the DFA updates regarding this.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=790463

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