Ugnayang Pilipinas – Japan titibay pa – Pangulong BBM Jr.

Tiwala  si Pangulong  Marcos Jr. na lalo pang mapapalalim ang ugnayan ng Pilipinas at Japan.

Sinabi ito ni Pangulong Marcos sa pagtanggap niya sa Malakanyang kay Komeito Party Chief Representative Yamaguchi Natsuo. Hindi lang sa usapin sa kalakalan at pamumuhunan ang palalakasin ni Pangulong Marcos kundi maging sa usapin sa seguridad at depensa. “In the past, it could be said that the largest part of our interaction between our two countries were always in terms of trade, in terms of development, in terms of ODA (Official Development Assistance),” pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos. “But I suppose that now times have changed and those agreements have gone beyond just trade, just business, just investment. And we now have to concern ourselves with issues of security and defense in our region,” dagdag ng Pangulo. Kinikilala ng Pangulo ang tulong ng Japan sa pagbabantay sa Southeast Asia para mapanatili ang kapayapaan sa  rehiyon. “We must acknowledge the very important contributions that Japan has made to the Philippines in terms of not only training, not only in terms of equipment, but also in the agreements that we have been able to forge between our two countries in terms of cooperation, in terms of preserving the peace and allowing the free conduct of trade and shipping the South China Sea,” pahayag ng Pangulo. Nabahala ang Pangulo sa mga ginagawang aksyon ng North Korea gaya ng paglulunsad ng missile at weapon tests kung saan nalagay ang Japan sa  heightened alert. “We consider it a critical issue that, really, we in the region must work together very, very hard to try to alleviate the tensions, to try to make all the proponents of peace in the region be the dominant voice,” sabi pa ni Pangulong Marcos.

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