MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte cautioned global powers against pursuing their interests at the expense of smaller countries and called for the peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law.
Speaking before several world leaders at the Nikkei Future of Asia Conference, Duterte sounded the alarm about heightening geopolitical competition among big powers that adds more complexity to regional security issues, according to a Malacaang statement.
The Palace said Duterte urged great powers “to resist the temptation to pursue interests at the expense of smaller countries, in plain defiance of international law.”
Duterte also took note of the pitf…
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