Secretary Clinton Tells Filvet U.S. Will Support PH in Phil Western Sea Dispute |
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Saturday, 26 May 2012 08:08 | |||
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2012 Journal Group Link International) C HICAGO (jGLi) – United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton assured Filipino World War II veteran Celestino Almeda Wednesday (May 23) in Washington, D.C., that “we have a team in Manila working” to help Philippines over the Chinese intrusions into the Philippine territorial sea. Mr. Almeda was able to solicit support for the An e-mail from Eric Lachica of the American Coalition for Filipino Veterans, Inc. based in When Almeda followed up with another question, “diplomatically, the Almeda was accompanied at the Capitol Hill by Mr. Lachica and Dr. Bambi Lorica of the U.S. Pinoys for Good Governance, which is participating in the June 3 Philippine Independence Day parade in New York to urge China to honor UNCLOS. ‘GIVE ADVICE In asking the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations committee Chair John Kerry to “please give advice and consent to this treaty (UNCLOS) before the end of this year,” Secretary Clinton said, “The time has come for the “Let me take a few minutes and outline why I, too, believe that this Treaty is absolutely critical to Aside from Secretary Clinton, the others, who spoke in favor of the ratification of UNCLOS treaty were National Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Secretary Clinton said, “So far we’ve been fortunate, but our navigational rights and our ability to challenge other countries’ behavior should stand on the firmest and most persuasive legal footing available, including in critical areas such as the “I’m sure you have followed the claims countries are making in the FOUR S ecretary Clinton added, “Now, one could argue, that 20 years ago, 10 years ago, maybe even five years ago, joining the convention was important but not urgent. That is no longer the case today. Four new developments make our participation a matter of utmost security and economic urgency. “First, for years, American oil and gas companies were not technologically ready to take advantage of the convention’s provisions regarding the extended “The second development concerns deep seabed mining, which takes place in that part of the ocean floor that is beyond any country’s jurisdiction. Now for years, technological challenges meant that deep seabed mining was only theoretical; today’s advances make it very real. But it’s also very expensive, and before any company will explore a mine site, it will naturally insist on having a secure title to the site and the minerals that it will recover. The convention offers the only effective mechanism for gaining this title. But only a party to the convention can use this mechanism on behalf of its companies. “The third development that is now urgent is the emerging opportunities in the “The fourth development is that the convention’s bodies are now up and running. The body that makes recommendations regarding countries’ continental shelves beyond 200 nautical miles is actively considering submissions from over 40 countries without the participation of a Editor’s Note: To contact the author, please e-mail him at: (lariosa_jos@sbcglobal.net)
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