President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday expressed readiness to work carefully with Australia and different regional companions as he cited the significance of enhanced partnerships amongst international locations within the Asia Pacific.
According to the Presidential Communications Office, Marcos thus remarked throughout the courtesy name of Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Malacañang.
Wong is at present within the nation for a four-day official working go to.
“Now we have a situation where partnerships have become extremely important and it might be the key to maintaining the peace not only in the Asia Pacific but the Indo-Pacific region,” Marcos stated.
“And that I think is probably the key element in many of the relationships that we have not only between Australia and the Philippines but also of the countries around the Indo-Pacific region,” he added.
Marcos is hoping Wong’s visit will strengthen the Philippines’ ties to Australia.
He said the two countries should continue the efforts to sustain relationships, partnerships, and alliances in response to the rapidly changing geo-political situation.
“And therefore, we have to stay in very close communication so that we present a common plan to meet not only with ASEAN but all member states around the Indo-Pacific,” he stated.
Following their bilateral assembly throughout the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) assembly final 12 months, Marcos stated he anticipated to have one other alternative to fulfill Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in September.
Wong, for her half, conveyed Albanese’s message to Marcos, highlighting the necessity to additional strengthen the strategic partnership between the 2 international locations.
“We want to work with you for our mutual benefit recognizing the importance of economic strength,” Wong advised Marcos. —NB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
