Nakipagkita si U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken kay President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa Malacanang Palace nitong Martes.
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PH, US ties higit pa sa pagiging “rock solid”– Blinken
MORE than rock solid.
Ganito inilarawan ni US Secretary Anthony Blinken ang relasyon ng Pilipinas at Amerika.
Sa pagbisita sa Malakanyang ni Blinken, sinabi nito kay Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. na prayoridad ni US President Joe Biden na paigtingin ang ugnayan ng dalawang bansa.
“I think it’s so important to us is that, even with dealing with those other challenges, our focus, our engagement, our commitment, to Indo pacific, at large and to the relationship, alliance between US and PH in particular, is more than rock solid, it’s the absolute priority of President Biden, that’s why he asked me to be here,” pahayag ni Blinken.
“Our relationship between the Philippines and the United States is in hyperdrive, [if that is a word you’re willing to use], and that is so true, we see it across every domain, it’s something we attach with great importance,” dagdag ni Blinken.
May nakatakdang trilateral meeting si Pangulong Marcos kina Biden at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sa Abril 11 sa Washington.
Nakatakdang pag-usapan ng tatlong lider ang usapin sa seguridad pati na sa South China Sea.
“And now we have your upcoming visit to Washington, to see President Biden and also to have a trilateral meeting with President Prime Minister Kishida, I think a new horizon of cooperation is also incredibly promising, but it is also building on the very strong foundation of our countries where we have the same priorities whether it’s economic development, whether it’s dealing with climate change, with food security, of course upholding international law, all these things are front and center [at the end of the day],” pahayag ni Blinken.
Nagpasalamat naman si Pangulong Marcos sa suporta ng Amerika sa Pilipinas.
“I hope that all these efforts we are making are making some success because it is of great importance to [us too, as you well know, we have spoken about this before.] These things are somehow toned down, I can’t see how you are going to do that. Some easing tension, seen in the near future,” pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos.
