Manila Bulletin
Del Rosario cites 3 Euro nations’ support in UN for arbitral ruling in favor of PH
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario urged the Philippines to bring its 2016 arbitral victory over China before the United Nations.
Germany, France, and the United Kingdom have expressed support for the ruling that invalidated China's expansive claims in the South China Sea.
These European nations stated in a note verbale to the UN that China's historic claims contradict international law and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Del Rosario highlighted that these European statements, along with those from the US and Australia, affirm international backing for the Philippines' rights in the West Philippine Sea as determined by the arbitral tribunal.
He has consistently encouraged the current administration to present the Philippines' legal triumph at the UN.
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