Philippines wants to strengthen cooperation with the EU in South China Sea

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Philippines wants to strengthen cooperation with the EU in South China Sea  Chinese authorities say most of the area of the South China Sea belongs to Beijing, claims contested by a number of other countries in the region.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/20/philippines-wants-to-strengthen-cooperation-with-the-eu-in-south-china-sea  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The European Union and the Indo-Pacific region have gathered for a meeting in Brussels.

00:07This fourth ministerial forum is focusing on the themes of resilience, prosperity and security.

00:13For some participants, such as the Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs,

00:17the event is an opportunity to strengthen maritime cooperation

00:21in the face of Beijing's claim in the South China Sea.

00:24The EU has been very supportive in its statements.

00:29Secondly, there's also a lot of support through the visits of the member EU countries,

00:41frigates that pass the South China Sea.

00:46And this gives a lot of impetus on the relations

00:55and the principle of the navigational aspects of the challenges that we have in the South China Sea.

01:04Manila and Beijing have accused each other of being responsible

01:07for several maritime confrontations and other incidents in the region in recent months.

01:12Chinese authorities claim certain waters in the region,

01:15even though an international court has ruled against them.

01:18The Philippines has therefore welcomed the participation of some EU member states in maritime exercises as observers.

01:27Butcies 34.

01:28It might be there coming into an international beliefs

01:32withoutongering the

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