The Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs has used for the first time the communication route between the authorities agreed at the summit meeting on the issue that a Philippine patrol boat was hit by a laser beam from a China Coast Guard ship in the South China Sea. clarified.
The Chinese side has denied the irradiation of laser beams used by the military, but the Philippine side has issued a statement that ``there is no doubt about our report,'' and the conflict is deepening.
The Philippine government announced on the 6th of this month that one of its patrol boats in the exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea was irradiated with a military laser beam from a Chinese Coast Guard ship.
It has become a diplomatic issue between the two countries, such as President Marcos summoning the Chinese ambassador to express concern while the Chinese side objected.
Under these circumstances, the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a press conference on the 16th and announced that it was the first time that high-level officials from both countries used a contact route to directly discuss the South China Sea issue that the two countries agreed at the summit meeting last month.
The Chinese side claimed that the laser beams were not used by the military but were used to measure distances, while the Philippine side explained that the crew members were in danger.
In response, a Philippine Foreign Ministry spokesperson read a statement, "We have no doubts about our report. We express our disappointment and urge China not to take such actions in the future." I'm here.