Published July 16, 2021, 9:50 AM
France has assured the Philippines that as a permanent member and president of the United Nations Security Council, it will perform its role to ensure that international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and sovereignty of its regional partners are upheld.
French Ambassador to the Philippines Michèle Boccoz (R. Mabasa/Manila Bulltein)
This was one of the key messages delivered by French Ambassador to the Philippines Michèle Boccoz during the reception for the Bastille Day celebration at her official residence on July 14, 2021.
Boccoz emphasized the importance of regional security to both countries as France fully supports a free and open Indo-Pacific founded on a “stable, law-based, and multipolar order”.
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