Philippines President, Ferdinand Marcos has said upcoming talks with his United States and Japanese counterparts in Washington, DC will focus on strengthening economic cooperation and include a deal to maintain security and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.
His comments on Wednesday came before he departed for the United States where President Joe Biden on Thursday will host the first-ever trilateral summit with Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The Philippine president is also set to hold a bilateral meeting with Biden before the meeting of the three leaders.
Marcos also said he aims to explore ways to advance cooperation with Japan and the US in key areas, including infrastructure, semiconductors, cybersecurity, critical minerals, renewable energy and defence and maritime cooperation.
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