Delhi, Manila Exchanging Views, Drawing Lessons On Territorial Disputes With China, Says Philippines Envoy

Josel F. Ignacio, the Philippines’ Ambassador to India, Monday said while his country is a treaty ally of the US, they believe in the non-aligned movement and in a multipolar world

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Enrique A. Manalo, Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, who was in New Delhi for the 5th India-Philippines Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: India and the Philippines are exchanging views and also drawing lessons from each other even as both countries continue to face a bitter border dispute concerning territorial sovereignty with China as the common adversary, Josel F. Ignacio, Ambassador of the Philippines to India, said Monday. The Ambassador also said the Philippines continue to follow an independent foreign policy despite being a treaty ally of the United States. He also said his country, which is currently