Marcos returns to the Philippines after the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
came to this country after participating in the ASEAN Summit and related conferences in Jakarta.
According to Ivan Mayrina of GMA Integrated News, Marcos and his team landed at 12:37 am
In a statement before leaving Jakarta, Marcos said he had participated in 12 leaders’ meetings.
These include Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, South Korea, the United States and the United Nations.
“In these meetings, I promoted and emphasized key ASEAN interests, such as food and energy security, protection of migrant workers, climate change and technical transformation,” Marcos said.
numbers, issues of strategic importance to the Philippines.
“Other ASEAN member states and a number of external partners have emphasized the importance of a rules-based international order.
They also believe that ASEAN is a competitive and integrated regional economy, underpinned by the principle of centrality,” he added.
Marcos also participated in the ASEAN+3 Summit with ASEAN member states China, Japan and South Korea to discuss areas of cooperation such as food security, climate change and techno-economics numbers, and many other fields.
He also attended the East Asia Summit, where strategic, political and economic issues of common interest were discussed.
Mr.Marcos said: “We discussed regional and international issues, in which I emphasized the importance of the rules-based international order, especially in the disputes in the South China Sea, because they not only affects our country but also the entire region.” “I reaffirm the Philippines’ commitment to resolving disputes peacefully and call on all countries to continue to respect freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea in accordance with international law, including UNCLOS.1982.”
“unilateral and assertive activities”
Marcos called on all parties to refrain from “unilateral and assertive activities” that could increase current tensions and lead to “misunderstandings and miscalculations” in the South China Sea.
During the meeting, the leaders also discussed the situation in Myanmar, the conflict in Ukraine and the issue of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Marcos held informal talks on the sidelines of the summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and US Vice President Kamala Harris on strengthening cooperation in important areas of mutual interest.
The President held fruitful discussions in bilateral meetings with the leaders of Cambodia, Canada, Cook Islands, India, South Korea and Vietnam, as well as with the President of the World Bank Group all around the world.
He witnessed the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and South Korea aimed at promoting the economic growth and development of both countries.“The FTA will strengthen our bilateral trade and investment relationships with countries
Korea, especially as it creates jobs and contributes to enhancing the value of the Philippines as an ideal regional hub for smart and sustainable investments,” Marcos said.
“The signing of the FTA represents the realization of many complementary and collaborative opportunities between the Philippines and Korea, and is a further milestone for our economic partnership,” he added.
”Marcos also met with executives of several Indonesian companies interested in expanding their presence in the Philippines.
He touted his return to the Philippines with a $22 million investment in sectors critical to economic recovery efforts such as agriculture and the digital economy.
