JAKARTA, INDONESIA—Isang trilateral meeting ang inaayos ngayon sa pagitan ng Amerika, Japan at Pilipinas sa sideline ng 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Summits na ginaganap sa Jakarta, Indonesia.
Sa panayam ng Philippine media kay Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez, sinabi nito na ang Amerika at Japan ang humiling sa naturang trilateral meeting.
Pero dahil sa puno ang iskedyul, sinabi ni Romualdez na pinaplantsa pa ito.
Nasa Jakarta, Indonesia United States Vice President Kamala Harris para dumalo sa ASEAN Summit.
Isa sa mga pag-uusapan sa trilateral meeting ang South China Sea.
Kilalang kaalyado ng Pilipinas ang Amerika at Japan sa usapin sa South China Sea.
“Obviously the importance of that meeting was because of the fact that we’ve had discussions with both Japan and the United States on the issues surrounding our area, our territorial waters and of course the South China Sea. As I said, the economic cooperation between our countries, between the two countries with the Philippines is also very important for us. So the president was very eager to have that meeting. However, as I said, it is still being worked out. The schedule is really very tight for both—not only for us but also for the United States because of the very short stay of the Vice President,” pahayag ni Romualdez.
Kasama si Romualdez sa delegasyon ni Pangulong Marcos sa Indonesia.