The Filipino Army said on Monday that India and the Philippines conducted their first joint naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea.
Navy exercises Philippines President Ferdinand Marocos on Monday departs for a state visit to New Delhi, where he is expected to interact with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
What do we know about joint Indian Filipino patrolling in South China Sea
Before leaving for his five -day visit to India, Marcos praised the “stability in maintaining international maritime law” of the two countries, including UNCLOS, the United Nations Treaty provided a special economic area within 200 knots (370 km) of the country’s shores.
The two -day exercises begin on Sunday and include three Indian ships.
India’s naval ships, including a missile destroyer directed in Delhi, arrived in Manila for a port visit in the end of last week.
The Philippines deployed two frigates.
Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Salgado told the news agency France Press that the patrol “started tomorrow afternoon, then it is going on till this moment … the activity of this time is in the sea.”
How did China respond to the Joint Navy Patrol?
The cooperation between India and the Philippines prefers to harass China, which claims the South China Sea in its entirety.
A question about China’s retaliation for naval exercises, the armed forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Romeo Bravan, said, “We did not experience any unpleasant incidents, but still dominated.”
The brainer said that the Navy’s patrols were successful so far and hoped that the Filipino forces could attach India’s army to more joint exercises in the future.
The Philippines actively enhanced its military cooperation with several colleagues at the last following a series of clashes in the disputed AEAS with China.
China has made claims on large parts of the South China Sea, which includes sea sectors claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Some $ 3 trillion-forth (€ 2.6 trillion) goods are ships through an annual strategic important field.
China has a border dispute with India in the Himalayas.
Last week, China called Manila a “trubeller”, which has aligned itself with the Firingers forces to overcome the difficulty in understanding its own regional water.
“China will never take a strong counter -protest against any provocation to the national regional segity and marine rights and interests and from the Philippine to protect the national regional segment and interests,” said Jhang Zianganggang spokesman Zhang Ziaonganggang.
Edited by: Alex Berry
