KUALA LUMPUR —The concern on Sabah was talked about throughout President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s state go to to Malaysia, nevertheless, the matter was not extensively mentioned.
Marcos instructed the Philippine media delegation that it’s clear to the events concerned {that a} choice on the matter is not going to be made in the course of the brief interval of his go to.
“Nababanggit, lagi namang nababanggit ‘yun eh. Hindi maiiwasan, mayroon naman talaga tayong outstanding claim, hindi natin binabawi, so but… I mean it’s clear to all of the events concerned na hindi naman puwedeng madedecide ‘yan ngayon,” Marcos said.
“Kung mag-uusap, you have to do something much larger, much more involved than just a quick discussion of five, ten minute discussion with the leaders,” he added.
The President said his state visit focused on other things, such as trade relations and Malaysia’s assist in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
“The consensus is that we just talked about everything else. We talked about trade, we talked about the help that Malaysia has been providing to the development of the BARMM,” Marcos mentioned.
The President mentioned the problem on Sabah is “something that neither the Philippines [nor] the Malaysia is withdrawing.”
The two governments, nevertheless, will work with one another to keep away from any battle of their relations.
“There’s a tacit agreement at the very least that we talked about all of the things that are solvable, all the issues that we can actually do,” Marcos mentioned.
“So when the time comes, we absolutely come back to the issue,” the President added.
Located south of Mindanao, Sabah has lengthy been the topic of a territorial dispute between the Philippines and Malaysia.
A Philippine declare for sovereignty over Sabah has lain dormant for many years, however Malaysia has paid a yearly lease to the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu.
However, this stopped in 2013 after an armed intrusion in Sabah by forces mentioned to be linked to the Sulu sultanate to reclaim rights over Sabah.
Malaysia has maintained that Sabah has been acknowledged by the United Nations and the worldwide group as a part of Malaysia because the formation of the Malaysia Federation in 1963.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
