PBBM: PH-US-Japan relations have ‘substantial progress

The Philippines, the US, and Japan vowed on Monday to continue working together to enhance and deepen trilateral ties, particularly in the areas of economic, maritime, and technology cooperation, during a virtual trilateral video call between President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., US President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. PCO
The Philippines, the US, and Japan vowed on Monday to continue working together to enhance and deepen trilateral ties, particularly in the areas of economic, maritime, and technology cooperation, during a virtual trilateral video call between President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., US President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. PCO

MANILA – Substantial progress has been made since a trilateral joint vision statement was adopted among the Philippines, the United States, and Japan in April of last year.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. made the remark during a trilateral phone call with outgoing US President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on early Monday.

According to Marcos, he promised to continue working together to enhance and deepen trilateral ties, especially in the areas of economy, maritime, and technology cooperation.

“I am confident that our three countries will continue to work together closely to sustain the gains that we have made in enhancing and deepening our ties,” Marcos said.

The progress made include inclusive economic growth and resilience, crucial and emerging technologies, climate cooperation and clean energy, and promoting peace and security among the three nations.

Biden, for his part, said that the three nations “have made historic progress” since the Trilateral Summit last April, “especially in maritime security, economic security, and technology cooperation.”

“Since then, we’ve made historic progress in our trilateral partnership, especially in areas of maritime security, economic security, technology cooperation, and high-quality infrastructure investments…We should continue to deepen our cooperation in these areas, I believe,” he said.

Shigeru, on the other hand, mentioned that ”it is important to deepen trilateral cooperation in a variety of fields.”

In the April 2024 trilateral summit, Marcos stressed that the essence of the discussions was the security and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea./PN

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