as well as affirm the US’s support for Southeast Asian coastal states in upholding their sovereign rights and interests consistent with international law.
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US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and his Philippine counterpart Teodoro Locsin in a previous meeting (Source: Bloomberg) |
They also discussed opportunities to further bilateral maritime cooperation as well as to intensify economic and security ties.
On the same day, Pompeo had a phone call to Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein to discuss strong US-Malaysia Comprehensive Partnership as well as the two countries’ shared respect for international law and the rules-based maritime order in the East Sea.
Both also discussed continued economic and health-related cooperation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic./.VNA