The Philippines on Tuesday said it must step up maritime cooperation with Vietnam under a key strategic partnership accord as both nations confront maritime security threats in the South China Sea.
In a speech before the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo underscored the importance of the two nations' strategic partnership amid evolving geopolitical tensions, including long-running disputes in the resource-rich waters.
The accord remained dormant as the Philippines under Aquino's successor, Rodrigo Duterte, sought friendly ties with Beijing. "As in centuries prior, this body of water connects our peoples, despite some differences," Manalo said. "As maritime nations at the heart of this seascape, it is a given that we consider safe and secure seas and sound marine ecosystems as integral to the future of our peoples and our region," he added.
A regional code of conduct aims to prevent conflicting territorial claims in the vast potentially-oil rich region from erupting into violent confrontations or worse, an economically-devastating major conflict.
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