Aminado si Pangulong Marcos Jr. na malaki ang papel na ginagampanan ng Amerika sa kinabukasan ng bansa.
“I would be stating the obvious to say that our longest partner and ally has been the United States and as we traverse this rather troubled waters, geopolitical waters, economic waters that we are facing, I again put great importance on that partnership, specifically with the United States and all partnerships and alliances that we are able to make with our friends around the world,” pahayag ng Pangulo sa pagbisita ni US Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin sa Malakanyang.
Sabi pa ni Pangulong Marcos maging ang Asia Pacific Region ay nakasalalay sa US dahil sa malapit na pakikipag-ugnayan, na pinagtibay na ng kasaysayan.
“Thank you for finding the time to come and be with us and perhaps exchange some ideas and thoughts, and comments, and information on the current situation geopolitically and of course more specifically here in the Asia Pacific region which has become a terribly complicated situation and it is something that we can only navigate properly with the help of our partners and our allies in the international sphere,” pahayag ng Pangulo
nasa bansa si Austin para pag-usapan ang Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at Amerika.