Philippines urges Beijing to‘respect’ sea ruling

Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay says he will discuss at the Asia-Europe summit starting this week "the need for parties to respect the recent decision of the arbitral tribunal".-AFP

Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay will attend the two-day Asia-Europe summit, known as ASEM, starting on Friday, in Mongolia along with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

“Secretary Yasay will discuss within the context of ASEM’s agenda the Philippines’ peaceful and rules-based approach on the South China Sea and the need for parties to respect the recent decision,” the foreign affairs department said in a statement.