00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s visit to the UAE was fruitful.
00:04The Philippines and the UAE agreed to strengthen cooperation in various fields.
00:09Kenneth Paciente of PTV returns with the country's latest news.
00:15Small but productive.
00:17That's how President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. described his one-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates.
00:24In his visit, the Executive Board laid out the country's readiness
00:29to deepen the relationship between the Philippines and the UAE.
00:32The signed agreements proved that the two countries will benefit from each other.
00:39I look forward to the implementation of several bilateral agreements
00:42in culture, energy transition, legal cooperation, artificial intelligence,
00:48digital economy, the improvement of government activities,
00:51visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, special and official passports, and investment cooperation.
00:58In his visit to UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nayyan,
01:03the Executive Board recognized the efforts of the UAE government
01:07to take care of the 700,000 Filipinos there.
01:10The UAE President also praised the great contribution of the Filipino community
01:14in the establishment of the Gulf State.
01:16I thank Sheikh Al Nayyan for understanding that my visit had to be cut short
01:21given the need to attend to relief and reconstruction activities in communities
01:26devastated by successive typhoons.
01:28I also conveyed appreciation for the UAE's government's constant humanitarian support
01:34for victims of these natural calamities.
01:36The President also invited the UAE President to visit the country
01:40to continue the talks and discuss the additional areas of cooperation.
01:46The Chief Executive of UAE Vice President and Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also assisted.
01:54The two also discussed the strengthening of the partnership between the Philippines and the UAE,
01:59especially in the sector of tourism and investment.
02:03The first step was the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cultural Cooperation
02:09between the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts of the Philippines
02:13and the Ministry of Culture of the UAE.
02:15His Highness Sheikh Al Latifah bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also assisted.
02:21He is also the Chairperson of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority
02:24to provide a path for the reconciliation between the two countries
02:28in the sector of culture and the arts.
02:30From PTV Manila, Kenneth Paciente, Balitang Pambansa.
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