MANILA — The Philippines and China have 'reached an understanding on the provisional arrangement' for resupply missions to a beached naval ship in the South China Sea, Manila's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on July 21.
China, Philippines agree on 'provisional arrangement' for South China Sea resupply missions, Manila saysPHOTO: ReutersMANILA — The Philippines and China have "reached an understanding on the provisional arrangement" for resupply missions to a beached naval ship in the South China Sea, Manila's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on July 21.
"Both sides continue to recognise the need to de-escalate the situation in the South China Sea and manage differences through dialogue and consultation, and agree that the agreement will not prejudice each other's positions in the South China Sea," the ministry said.Manila deliberately beached the Philippine naval ship in 1999 to reinforce its claims over disputed waters around the shoal, and it has since maintained a small contingent of sailors there.
Sullivan's Filipino counterpart Eduardo Ano said the resupply would remain "a pure Philippine operation". The Philippine military's spokesperson said in a separate statement on July 21 that the country "will exhaust all means before seeking foreign intervention" in its resupply missions.
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