Territorial disputes in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) will be raised by President Rodrigo Duterte during talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday.

Duterte and Abe would exchange views on regional issues of mutual concern such as claims to the South China Sea and developments in the Korean Peninsula, DFA Assistant Secretary Meynardo Montealegre said in a briefing.

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