Japan-Philippines Prime Minister’s Informal Talks (Summary)
On October 10, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, who is visiting the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to attend ASEAN-related Summit meetings, held informal talks with H.E. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., President of the Republic of the Philippines. The overview is as follows.
President Marcos stated that he was pleased to meet Prime Minister Ishiba immediately after his inauguration. President Marcos also expressed that he was delighted to see the strengthening of bilateral relations between Japan and the Philippines as well as the progress in Japan-U.S.-Philippines cooperation, and that he would like to further enhance cooperation with Prime Minister Ishiba. In response, Prime Minister Ishiba gave greetings on his inauguration as Prime Minister and stated that he would like to further deepen cooperation with the Philippines in the midst of an increasingly challenging regional security environment.
The two leaders confirmed that they will proceed with the procedures for the early entry into force of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) signed between two countries in last July and also exchanged views on cooperation in the areas of economic security and agricultural technology.
