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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. AP FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines?The Philippines and Japan are set to hold talks on territorial disputes in Asian waters.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to arrive in the country Friday night and will pay a courtesy call on President Benigno Aquino III on Saturday, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assistant secretary Raul Hernandez told reporters Friday.
Territorial dispute issues on the West Philippine Sea, also known as South China Sea, ?will be discussed as part and parcel of the regional security issues,? Hernandez said. ?The two sides are expected to tackle maritime security cooperation and safety at sea.?
China has been claiming the entire West Philippine Sea as part of its territory including Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal or Panatag Shoal) and the Ayungin Shoal.
Chinese Maritime Surveillance ships including fishing vessels are being spotted regularly within the Philippines 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone.
Japan is also protesting against what it says were intrusions of Chinese ships into its territorial waters.
Also on the agenda of the meeting between the two are ?bilateral matters pertaining to economic cooperation, the Mindanao peace process, and people to people exchanges,? he said.
Source: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/81601/japan-pm-aquino-to-hold-talks-on-ph-sea-dispute-with-china
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