Nakamasid si President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. habang pumipirma si New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ng official guest book sa Malacañang Palace nitong Huwebes, April 18, 2024.
Source: KJ ROSALES/PPA POOL
PM ng NZ bumisita sa Pinas sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon
SA kauna-unahang pagkakataon, bumisita sa bansa si New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
Sa opening remarks sa bilateral meeting, umaasa si Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.. na lalo pang lalalim ang pagkakaibigan at kooperasyon ng dalawang bansa.
Ayon sa Pangulo, taong 1966 pa nagsimula ang pagkakaibigan ng dalawang bansa na nagbunga ng 30 bilateral agreements sa larangan ng defense, development, agriculture, education, energy, labor, food security, visa, environment, at kalakalan.
“Throughout the decades, we have remained committed to this friendship through a trade relationship with immense untapped potential, a strong commitment to international law, and a robust people-to-people tie,” pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos.
Hindi maikakaila ayon sa Pangulo na parehong nahaharap ang dalawang bansa sa mga hamon sa epekto ng climate change, sea level rise, pati na ang natural hazards tulad nf volcanic eruptions at lindol.
“So, as mature democracies and responsible states, both our countries uphold similar values, including our shared respect for international law, such as the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),” pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos.
“And respecting and upholding the rule of law is a matter of concern not only for the Philippines and New Zealand, but absolutely, certainly, the rest of the international community as well” dagdag ng Pangulo.
Nasa 100,000 Filipinos ang nasa New Zealand.
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