Philippines and UK committed to 'rules-based order,' British Foreign Minister says

The Manila Times

Philippines and UK committed to 'rules-based order,' British Foreign Minister says   British Foreign Minister David Lammy meets with Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo in Manila, signing a joint framework for the two countries' enhanced partnership on defense, security, maritime and economic resilience.  "We are countries that are committed to international law. We are countries that are committed to the rules-based order," Lammy tells reporters at a press conference after their meeting.   AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #WorldNews #Philippines #UK

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00:00Launched on 5 November 2021, the Philippines-UK Enhanced Partnership is anchored on five pillars.

00:08The Enhanced Partnership Joint Framework will be driven by specific sectoral dialogues and

00:14overseen by the Strategic Dialogue.

00:16We'll track progress against jointly decided priorities and actions, promote accountability

00:23and lessons learned, and enable the exchange of views and emerging issues and ideas.

00:43For the readout of the statements, we will first have Secretary Malauulu deliver his

00:49statement.

00:50For the readout of the statements, this concludes our joint press conference.

00:55We thank everyone for joining us.

01:05We are countries that are committed to international law.

01:10We are countries that are committed to the rules-based order.

01:14We are countries that take our obligations under the UN Charter seriously.

01:24And that is why we have stood together in supporting Ukraine and supporting a free and

01:33open Indo-Pacific, understanding that the Euro-Atlantic arena and the Indo-Pacific arena

01:42are indivisible.

01:45This joint framework will help us deliver more cooperation on defense and regional security,

01:52on trade, on science, on tech, on climate, and nature over this coming period.

02:00Today, Secretary Lame and I agreed to sustain cooperation on matters of mutual concern such

02:06as defense and security, human rights, maritime, and economic resilience.

02:11And we are working on a number of proposed agreements, such as an implementing arrangement

02:18under our 2024 MOU on defense cooperation and an MOU on information sharing concerning

02:25improving our maritime domain awareness.

02:30Recognizing the gains of both the Philippines and the United Kingdom, we agreed to continue

02:34participation and exchanges in joint military exercises and maritime patrols, as well as

02:41port calls of British naval vessels.

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