The
deepening relationship between the Philippines and Japan continues to grow
under the current administration.
President
Rodrigo Roa Duterte during the first half of his six year term once described the
relationship between the Philippines and Japan is at its “Golden Age.”
True
enough, the increase in trade and aid from Japan is on a record high, add also
the multiple visits that Duterte has done in Japan, vis- s vis of Japan’s Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe here in the Philippines.
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In
its continuing robust relationship, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu
is scheduled to visit the Philippines from January 8 to 9. The Japanese Foreign
Minister will be meeting with Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr.
to discuss cooperation on political, economic, defense, and other areas under
Philippine-Japan Strategic Partnership.
The bilateral meeting between Toshimitsu and Locsin will be held
on January 9 “to discuss the advancement of the Philippine-Japan Strategic
Partnership in terms of political dialogues, economic and infrastructure
cooperation, defense and maritime security, and Japan’s support for Mindanao
and the transition to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
(BARMM),” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
“The Foreign Ministers will also exchange views on developments
in the regional security landscape,” it added.
Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu will also pay a courtesy call to President
Rodrigo Roa Duterte in Malacanang.
“This will be Foreign Minister Motegi’s first visit to the
Philippines after being appointed to the post on 11 September 2019,” DFA said.
“The Philippines is part of the Foreign Minister’s four-country
Southeast Asian swing that also includes stops in Vietnam, Thailand, and
Indonesia,” it added.
DFA highlights that the visit constitutes a further affirmation
of the strengthened strategic partnership between the Philippines and Japan,
under which both countries continue to elevate and deepen their decades-long
economic cooperation, together with their engagement on strategic security
issues.
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