Malawak at naging produktibo ang bilateral meeting nina Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. at French President Emmanuel Macron sa sidelines ng Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit sa Bangkok, Thailand.
Sumentro ang usapin ng dalawang lider sa agrikultura, enerhiya at defense.
Ayon kay Office of the Press Secretary officer-in-charge Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil, binigyang diin ng dalawang lider ang pag-uusaap sa energy dahil ang bansang France ang pangunahing proponent sa nuclear energy.
“I had a very extensive and quite productive meeting with President Macron of France and of course, we discussed some of the regional issues that are impacting upon the economy and the worries that we have for the future and the partnerships that are developing between even far off places, what we used to regard as far off places like France and the Philippines,” pahayag ng Pangulo.
May malawak na karanasan ang France sa usapin sa energy kung saan maaring makaasa ang Pilipinas sa posibleng partnership.
“I’m very confident that it will be a strong partnership simply because they have up to 67 percent of their power production is from nuclear energy so they are very, very used to it,” pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos.
Idiniga rin ng Pangulo kay macron ang usapin sa agrikultura sa pag-asang makakukuha ng ayuda ang bansa.
Mahalaga rin ayon sa Pangulo ang usapin sa defense dahil interconnectivity hindi lamang sa global economy kundi maging sa political structures sa buong mundo.
“So there are increased involvement in exercises, there are increased presence in the Asia Pacific region and all of that,” pahayag ng Pangulo.
“So these are areas that… the three basic areas that considered that partnerships could be explored. He was also kind enough to invite me to visit France when the time comes,” dagdag ng Pangulo.