Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala arrived at Malacañang Palace on Monday afternoon for a bilateral assembly with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
Fiala, who’s within the Philippines for a three-day official go to, arrived on the Palace compound previous 4 within the afternoon. He is the second head of state to go to the nation underneath the Marcos administration.
With the goal of enhancing bilateral ties, Marcos and Fiala are anticipated to deal with numerous problems with mutual curiosity, together with protection cooperation, commerce and funding, college linkages, judicial cooperation, and labor cooperation.
The two leaders are additionally anticipated to change their views on regional and worldwide problems with widespread concern.
The Department of Foreign Affairs earlier stated Fiala’s go to within the Philippines was important as the 2 nations are at present getting ready for the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of the bilateral relations between Manila and Prague on October 5.
Marcos and Fiala initially met in Brussels, Belgium throughout the commemorative summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) in December of final yr.
During that point, they mentioned cooperation within the safety sector, together with the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the DFA stated.
According to the DFA, Philippine and Czech officers convened the Joint Defense Committee for the primary time in 2019.
It additionally stated the Philippines’ ties with European states, together with the Czech Republic, are “energized by mutual interests in upholding democracy
and freedom, rule of law, peace and stability and human rights.”
The ties between the 2 nations appeared to go method again, as based on an entry within the web site of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Manila, there have been Czechoslovak nationals who volunteered to defend the Philippines throughout World War II, particularly in Bataan.
They have been thought of the one nationals to serve within the United States Army Forces within the Far East (USAFFE) from nations that have been then occupied by the Nazi forces. — BM, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
