(L-R first row) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, France’s International Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, Canada’s International Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, Italy’s International Minister Antonio Tajani, Japan’s International Minister Takeshi Iwaya, Germany’s International Affairs Minister Annalena Baerbock, Britain’s International Workplace Political Director Christian Turner, European Union for International Affairs and Safety Coverage Josep Borrel.
(L-R second row) South Korea’s International Minister Cho Tae-yul, Indonesias International Minister Sugiono, India’s International Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Philippines’ International Minister Enrique Manalo pose for a household picture on the G7 of international Ministers in Fiuggi, south-east of Rome, on November 26, 2024. Agence France-Presse
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has welcomed the Group of Seven’s (G7) “unwavering dedication” to a rules-based order within the West Philippine Sea and the broader Indo-Pacific area.
Within the closing G7 International Ministers’ assertion issued on Nov. 26, the seven states — Italy, Germany, the UK, Canada, France, the USA, and Japan— stated they “stay severely involved in regards to the state of affairs within the East and South China Seas.”
They underscored that there’s “no authorized foundation for China’s expansive maritime claims within the South China Sea” and once more opposed Beijing’s “militarization and coercive and intimidation actions within the South China Sea” within the space.
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International Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, who participated within the G7 ministerial assembly in Italy on the identical day, emphasised that the state of the Indo-Pacific considerations the complete world.
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“The state of the Indo-Pacific considerations us all. That’s why on the G7 International Ministers’ Assembly, I conveyed the Philippines’s views on Indo-Pacific/South China Sea points and the state of affairs our individuals face within the West Philippine Sea,” he stated.
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“I thank the G7 for his or her help for Philippines’ principled place, that bolstering a maritime order within the South China Sea, anchored on UNCLOS, is critically vital to sustaining the rules-based order within the Indo-Pacific.”
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This was the primary time that the Philippines participated in a G7 assembly, with Manalo talking at an expanded session on Indo-Pacific along with South Korea, India, and Indonesia.
On the discussion board, he delivered an intervention titled “Constructing a Guidelines-based Maritime Order within the Indo-Pacific” that looked for G7’s sustained dedication, in addition to help for Asean centrality within the area.
Manalo additionally stated Manila could be steadfast in selling worldwide legislation and diplomacy, particularly in managing variations within the South China Sea.
“As for the G7 trigger, they have already got this (comparable form of dedication) however we wish this to be sustained — we’re encouraging them na huwag bibitaw (to maintain it),” International Affairs Assistant Secretary for European Affairs Maria Elena Algabre advised the Philippine Information Company when requested what suggestions the Philippine delegation to G7 has put ahead.
“Their dedication on that’s unwavering as a result of greater than 30 p.c of world maritime commerce passes by way of the South China Sea so it doesn’t solely concern us but additionally them.”
Algabre stated Manila’s participation within the G7 aligns with the federal government’s initiative on transparency and growing public consciousness of the state of affairs within the West Philippine Sea.
“That is a part of our program on transparency and growing public consciousness on the precise state of affairs on the bottom in order to counter false narratives and in a means create a extra viable basis for diplomacy to work,” she stated.
On high of the G7 assembly, Manalo additionally held bilateral conferences together with his counterparts Japanese International Minister Iwaya Takeshi and Italian International Minister Antonio Tajani.
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He additionally met with the Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Indonesian International Minister Sugiono, Canadian International Minister Mélanie Joly diplomats on the margins of the occasion.
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