Japan PM visits PH to strengthen ties

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00:00To further strengthen cooperation in key areas such as the economy, defense, and people-to-people exchanges between the Philippines and Japan,

00:08Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru paid an official visit to the Philippines today,

00:12where he was warmly received by President Ferdinand R. Marcus Jr. and First Lady Lisa Marcus at the Malacanang Palace.

00:19PTV correspondent Harley Valbuena has this report.

00:22Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba together with Japan First Lady Yoshiko Ishiba arrived at Malacanang past 4.30 in the afternoon today.

00:34They were welcomed by President Ferdinand R. Marcus Jr. and First Lady Lisa Aranata Marcos and were given arrival honors at Kalayaan Hall.

00:44After the traditional signing of the guestbook and tete-a-tete, the two leaders proceeded in their bilateral meeting

00:51together with officials from both countries.

00:54I am looking forward to our talks today, spanning economic cooperation and development,

01:00strong people-to-people ties, and defense and security relationships.

01:05I hope our discussions today will further help us in our common pursuit of peace, security, and prosperity for all.

01:13Our two countries are bound by fundamental values including the rule of law,

01:17as well as shared challenges in the area of security, economy, and disaster prevention.

01:23In the joint press statement after the bilateral meeting,

01:26the President pushed for the further boosting of our economic ties with Japan.

01:31With the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement that we have in place,

01:36we continue to look for ways to strengthen our business ties with Japan

01:41to broaden economic opportunities for Filipinos.

01:44He also commended the development assistance of Japan,

01:47which has helped immensely in maritime domain awareness concerns, infrastructure, food security,

01:54climate change adaptability, digital transformation, agriculture, and other sectors.

02:00The President added that Japan played a huge role in the peace process in Mindanao.

02:05And with the Philippines being the first recipient of Japan's official security assistance,

02:09the country's security agencies got upgrades, especially the Department of National Defense.

02:16Japan, meanwhile, assured continued cooperation in maintaining order

02:20in East and South China Sea and the whole Indo-Pacific region.

02:25I hope that our two nations will continue to closely communicate with each other

02:32to oppose attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas by force or coercion

02:42and to realize free and open Indo-Pacific based on a rule of law.

02:49The two leaders also agreed on the start of negotiations for the acquisition and cross-servicing agreement.

02:57Hardy Valbena from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.

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