Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon (Photo from Biazon’s Facebook account / FILE PHOTO)
“We protest and condemn in the strongest terms the actions of Chinese forces in the West Philippine Sea in the area of Ayungin shoal where, disregarding international law, a Filipino civilian vessel with a TV news team on board were harassed and denied passage to their destination within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),” Biazon, vice chairman of the House Committee on National Defense, said.
Biazon is the son of former senator Rodolfo Biazon.
“This disrespect of Filipinos on the eve of the country’s commemoration of The Day of Valor is unacceptable,” he added.
US Navy conducts operation near Lakshadweep without India s prior consent
Prior consent from the Indian government is required for military exercises or manoeuvres in the country s exclusive economic zone or continental shelf, which the US Navy said is inconsistent with international law
BusinessToday.In | April 9, 2021 | Updated 16:00 IST
As per a statement issued by the Commander of the US seventh fleet, the exercise was undertaken by guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones on April 7
The US Navy conducted a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) in the Indian Ocean region when its warship ventured into India s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) near Lakshadweep Islands without the latter s permission.
The US Navy carried out a freedom of navigation operation in the Indian waters near Lakshadweep Islands on Wednesday without New Delhi s prior consent to challenge India s excessive maritime claims, according to an official statement. A statement issued by the Commander of the US seventh fleet said that the operation was conducted by guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones on April 7. On April 7, 2021 (local time) USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) asserted navigational rights and freedoms approximately 130 nautical miles west of the Lakshadweep Islands, inside India s exclusive economic zone, without requesting India s prior consent, consistent with international law, the statement said.
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File photo of USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53). Photo: US Navy/Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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New Delhi: In an unexpected move, the US Navy this week conducted a freedom of navigation patrol in Indian waters without Indiaâs prior consent, declaring that it was intended to challenge India’s “excessive maritime claims”.