India, July 21 -- By Sohini Bhattacharya

New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): The Philippines' Ambassador to India Josel F. Ignacio on Tuesday expressed hope for disputes in the South China Sea to be resolved peacefully in accordance with international law over the next decade, saying the 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) award had already settled key questions on maritime entitlements, leaving "only" issues of sovereignty to be addressed.

Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of a roundtable discussion on the theme "Lines Drawn in the Water", organised by the Ananta Centre, Josel F. Ignacio said that the arbitral ruling had laid the legal foundation for resolving several aspects of the dispute under the United Nations Convention on the...