(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday, Nov. 16, to attend the 26th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) from Nov. 17 to 18.
The President, who had just come from a four-day stay in Singapore for the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, arrived at the Jacksons International Airport in Port Moresby.
He is slated to meet with members of the Filipino community this afternoon.
In an interview with Radio-Television Malacanang uploaded on Facebook, Philippine Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Bienvenido Tejano said Prime Minister Peter O’Neill was raring to see the Duterte, who welcomed him on May 16 in the Philippines.
“Every now and then we meet he would always ask me, ‘so make sure that President Duterte will come.’ I said he made a commitment,'” Tejano said.
The ambassador added that Port Moresby governor Powes Parkop was also interested in inking a sister city agreement with Davao, where Duterte hails.
“Maybe it can happen sometime in the future but I will also express that to the President,” Tejano said.
Duterte is the first Philippine chief executive to visit Papua New Guinea.
