Malaca?ang on Saturday welcomed US President Barack Obama?s ?warning? to China against using so-called coercion in settling its maritime disputes with its Asian neighbors.
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Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Obama?s statement was ?consistent? with the Philippines? position to resolve all maritime disputes peacefully.
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?The statement of President Obama as embodied in the White House statement is consistent with the Philippine government?s position (that) any maritime dispute should be resolved under a rules-based regime of international law. Force should not be resorted to in any case,? she said on government-run dzRB radio.?Sa atin consistent, our position from the very start has been that any dispute should be resolved through peaceful means,? Valte explained.
Valte said the Palace ?cannot predict? how Obama?s position will influence other countries, though she said ?a number of countries that have expressed support for the position we have taken.?
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?We have gone through diplomatic channels and gone to the correct venue for settlement of disputes and advocated a peaceful resolution. We received widespread support for the position the country has chosen to take,? she said.
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Obama mentioned this in a meeting with China?s Special Representatives to the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Vice Premier Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi.
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However, an MSN report quoted Yang as saying China explained its "principled position" on the East China Sea and South China Sea.?
China "expressed the hope that the United States will support the efforts of the parties concerned to properly handle and resolve the relevant disputes through dialogue," it quoted Yang as saying.
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The Philippines and China had figured in maritime disputes in parts of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) in recent months.
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Both countries are also among six claimants to the Spratly Islands along with Vietnam, Taiwan, Brunei, and Malaysia. - VVP, GMA News
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