Nagpaabot ng pagbati si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kay Emmanuel Macron sa pagkakapanalo bilang susunod na pangulo ng France.
Ayon kay Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella, umaasa si Pangulong Duterte na lalo pang iigting ang bilateral relations ng Pilipinas at France sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Macron.
“President Rodrigo Roa Duterte extends his congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on his election as President of France,” ani Abella.
Sinabi pa ni Abella na malaking trading partner ng Pilipinas ang France sa European Union.
“France is one of the biggest trading partners of the Philippines in the European Union (EU), and we look forward to working with the incoming Macron administration to enhance PH-FR bilateral relations,” pahayag pa ni Abella.
Tinalo ni Macron si ang far right nationalist na si Marine Le Pen sa katatapos na presidential election ng France.