国际英语资讯:Philippines not seeking new military pact with U.S.: presidential spokesman
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 1-- <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Rodrigo">Rodrigo</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forge">forge</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Visiting">Visiting</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="VFA">VFA</span>) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Salvador">Salvador</span> <span word="Panelo">Panelo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Panelo">Panelo</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>., <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terminate">terminate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="VFA">VFA</span>.</p><p><span word="Panelo">Panelo</span> <span word="belied">belied</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Manuel">Manuel</span> <span word="Romualdez">Romualdez</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="VFA">VFA</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Actually">Actually</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="Romualdez">Romualdez</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="disadvantageous">disadvantageous</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="advantageous">advantageous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="Panelo">Panelo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p><span word="Panelo">Panelo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.</p><p>"<span word="None">None</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="Romualdez">Romualdez</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="initiate">initiate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="suggestion">suggestion</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Panelo">Panelo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sanctioned">sanctioned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scrap">scrap</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="VFA">VFA</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="reliant">reliant</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="point">point</span>," <span word="Panelo">Panelo</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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