President Marcos and French President Macron discuss territorial and security issues in the West Philippine Sea during a phone conversation.
placed by the Chinese to prevent Filipino fishermen from entering Scarborough Shoal.
Philippine officials had called China's installation of the barrier a violation of international law and the country's sovereignty. The shoal is 472 nautical miles from China’s nearest coastal province of Hainan and lies 124 nautical miles off the nearest Philippine landmass of Palawan.Meanwhile, during their phone conversation, Marcos invited Macron to visit the Philippines whenever he would made a state visit to Asia.
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