Duterte visits Japan to strengthen ties
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte went to Japan for a three-day state visit to meet and talk about bilateral concerns with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Photo from Malacañang
Duterte’s visit last October 29 to 31 in Japan highlighted enhancement of the strong bilateral relations between the Philippines and Japan.
Together with the president was his common-law wife Honylet Avanceña, his daughter Veronica “Kitty” Duterte and Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano.
“Aside from bilateral issues in the economic, industrial, social and security arena, discussions are also expected to include regional developments, including peace and stability in the region, particularly in the Korean Peninsula,” said Cayetano in a statement.
“Both sides are also expected to engage in dialogue relative to the Philippine chairmanship of ASEAN and preparations for the Prime Minister’s own return visit to the Philippines for the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Meeting in Manila this November,” it added, based from a report of Inquirer.
Net.READ: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/940404/dfa-duterte-set-for-3-day-working-visit-in-japan-duterte-palace-dfa-japan
The visit was planned long ago when the earlier trip in June was postponed because of the Marawi crisis on May 23.
Japan has been a long time ally of the country and supported the country on its proposed projects by providing close to P60 billion worth of loans to the Philippines, from a report of Philstar.com.
READ: http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/10/31/1754294/japan-provide-philippines-over-1b-loan-fund-key-infra-projects
Duterte arrived late Thursday and said that the Philippine-Japan ties today are excellent and agreed to work closely to maintain stability and security in the region.
“Both our governments committed to ensure the freedom of navigation and overflight in these waters.
We have bilateral and multilateral venues at our disposal to ensure that commitments and responsibilities are complied with under international law, including under the 1982 (UN Convention on the Law of the Sea),” Duterte added upon arrival in the Davao International Airport.
READ: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/148305/duterte-japan-visit-fruitful#ixzz4xXK2ofyI
