Tag: Bilateral talks

Duterte, Widodo hold bilateral talks on ASEAN Summit sidelines, agree on landmark accord on maritime boundaries

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte and Indonesian President Joko Widodo held a bilateral meeting Saturday night, June 22, on the sidelines of the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit where they agreed on a landmark accord on maritime boundaries between the two countries “This landmark accord concluded between the two biggest archipelagic states stands as a valuable example of the peaceful and rules-based settlement of maritime borders in accordance with 1982 United […]

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PHL, S. Korea ink agricultural pact

(Eagle News)-The Philippines and South Korea have inked an agricultural agreement that will ensure the use of technology in the industry. “With the MoU (memorandum of understanding) on Agricultural Cooperation signed today, various activities are now being lined up, including technology transfer on mechanization and irrigation,” Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said in a post. Piñol’s announcement came after President Rodrigo Duterte  and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-In held a bilateral meeting at the Blue […]

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Susunod na PH-China bilateral talks tungkol sa West PHL Sea, posibleng gawin sa 3rd quarter ng taon

(Eagle News) — Inaasahang sa 3rd quarter ng taon isasagawa ang susunod na Bilateral Consultative Mechanism sa pagitan ng China at Pilipinas. Ayon kay Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana, wala pang eksaktong petsa pero posible aniyang isagawa ito sa Agosto o Setyembre. Inaasahan aniyang mapag-uusapan ng dalawang bansa ang progress report ng resulta sa panel study hinggil sa gas cooperation sa West Philippine Sea. Noong Pebrero nang isagawa ng Pilipinas at China […]

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“One of the rifles you gave us killed Hapilon,” Duterte tells Chinese Premier; thanks China for helping end Marawi war

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his sincere appreciation for the timely help given by China in the Philippines’ fight against terrorism, saying one of the rifles donated by China was the one that had been used to kill ISIS Southeast Asia emir Isnilon Hapilon. At the opening of the bilateral talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Malacanang, Duterte asked the Chinese Prime Minister to relay his message of gratitude and “warm feelings” […]

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Roque: President Duterte, Chinese President Xi have agreed war over W. Philippine Sea dispute not an option

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte brought up the issue of militarization in the West Philippine Sea during bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Vietnam, with both countries later agreeing war was not an option. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who spoke in a press conference on the first day of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit on Monday. “There was a frank and very candid discussion on […]

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Roque: Rapport between President Duterte, US President Trump “very good”; trade, drug war, terrorism discussed during bilateral talks

(Eagle News) —  Rapport between President Rodrigo Duterte and United States President Donald Trump was “very good” with the relationship between the two countries appearing “very warm, very friendly” and “very candid” at the same time during bilateral talks on Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, such was the “friendly” relationship between Duterte and Trump the US President at one point asked his Philippine counterpart to sing prior to the talks. “It […]

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President Duterte to extend Vietnam stay for bilateral talks with China’s President Xi; ASEAN “worries” to be raised

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte will be extending his stay in Vietnam by two hours because of his bilateral meeting on Saturday with Chinese President Xi Jinping where he will discuss the country’s friendship with China as well as worries by the ASEAN on seeming militarization in the disputed South China Sea. Duterte said as the ASEAN chair he would have to bring the “voice of the ASEAN” in his bilateral meeting with […]

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China and Argentina to expand energy collaboration

BEIJING, China (Reuters) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang met with Argentina’s president Mauricio Macri in Beijing on Wednesday (May 17), as the two countries agreed to expand collaborations in areas including hydropower, nuclear and railways. Xi greeted Macri with an honor guard welcome before sitting down for bilateral talks and a signing ceremony. Li also met Macri with handshakes and bilateral talks. The bilateral meeting followed Argentina’s attendance at a summit hosted […]

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Philippines, China to hold first bilateral talks on disputed S. China Sea in May: report

China and the Philippines are set to hold their first bilateral talks on the disputed South China Sea in May, a Chinese newspaper reported on Tuesday. “China is willing to strengthen dialogue with the Philippines to properly manage and control ­differences and advance ­maritime cooperation, to create a favorable condition for ­pragmatic cooperation,” foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying was quoted as saying in the South China Morning Post. He added in the report that cooperation between the […]

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Philippine officials visit China to discuss bilateral cooperation

  Senior Philippine officials are visiting Beijing for talks on economic and trade cooperation. The heads of the Philippines’ finance, budget, economic planning, public works, and transportation departments arrived on Sunday. It’s the largest delegation of cabinet members from the Philippines to visit China in nearly a decade. “We continue the discussions that were started between your President Xi Jinping and President Rodrigo Duterte when he came here. We want to continue our discussions to […]

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Duterte tells China “treat us as brothers”, won’t use Hague ruling for now in bilateral talks

(Eagle News) – “I hope that you treat us as brothers and not your enemies.” President Rodrigo Duterte made this appeal to the Chinese people in their treatment of Filipino fishermen who want to fish in the disputed waters of the West Philippine Sea. The President said that he would also not use the Philippine victory in the South China dispute in the ongoing talks with China. ”I will never bring the matter because it […]

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Obama will meet with new Australian and Canadian leaders during APEC

The White House announced that United States President Barack Obama will conduct bilateral talks with the new Prime Minister of Australia as well as the new Prime Minister of Canada during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in the Philippines. Both Australia and Canada signed the Trans-Pacific Free Trade Deal advocated by the United States of America. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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