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Defense ministers, diplomats to support Hague's South China Sea ruling
By Nidz Godino
"Galvez encouraged all parties who subscribe to rule-of-law to express support for 2016 South China Sea Arbitration Award and what it stands for as it is ultimately this support that will preserve global order at sea and uphold universally recognized principles of international law," Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-In-Charge Carlito Galvez Jr. said in statement encouraged foreign defense ministers, officials, and diplomats to support 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling rejected China's expansive claims in South China Sea.
During International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) held from June 2 to 4, 2023 in Singapore, Galvez joined United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace and Canadian Minister of National Defense Anita Anand in leading discussions on topic "Building Stable and Balanced Asia-Pacific."
In his statement, Galvez pointed out role of international law as "greatest equalizer" among states, recalling how it pushed Philippines to resort to compulsory dispute settlement mechanism of United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and Hague Tribunal due to territorial issue with China in South China Sea.
Philippine government sued China before international arbitral tribunal in The Hague in 2013. Tribunal ruled in favor of Philippines in July 2016 when it junked China's nine-dash claim over South China Sea.
China rejected Philippines' call to comply with 2016 arbitration ruling, calling decision "illegal and invalid."
Galvez also said upholding primacy of rule-of-law and continued pursuit of dialogue and multilateralism maintained long peace and stability in the region amid increasing strains on security environment.
He also stressed importance of multilateralism in fostering political will and mutual trust needed for constructive dialogue and reaching agreement to abide by shared system of norms and values.
"This statement reaffirms multilateralism remains an effective strategy for modernizing collective defense, deterring aggression, and maintaining peace and prosperity , strategy that can create strong message Philippines is not alone in shedding light on situation in South China Sea," DND said.
SLD, dubbed as "Asia's premier defense summit," is annual gathering of defense ministers, senior military officials, diplomats, security experts, and practitioners, ushers significant debates on region's most pressing security issues and important talks to generate fresh approaches together.
Galvez also met with his counterparts from Singapore, Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Sweden, and United States on sidelines of SLD.
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