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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