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AMMAN, Jordan — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte met with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan on Thursday, September 6.
On the second day of his official visit
here, the President was accorded a welcome ceremony at the Al Husseinieh
Palace Courtyard.
President Duterte and King Abdullah II inspected the Guard of Honor during the ceremony.
After this, the two leaders proceeded with their tete-a-tete and a restricted meeting.
The meeting was followed by an official
working lunch at the Dining Hall between President Duterte and King
Abdullah II, together with the members of the Philippine delegation and
their Jordanian counterparts.
In his remarks, King Abdullah II
expressed confidence that the visit of President Duterte “will really
give us a momentum into the future on so many fields” and will propel
the two nations “into the next stage.”
“And I believe that this is a new era of
cooperation, as we have discussed privately, that has already been on
many levels,” he said.
The King also expressed hopes of
visiting Manila along with government officials and the Jordanian
private sector to look into the “tremendous opportunities” in the
Philippines.
“And I hope that this is an opportunity
for me then to be able to come back to visit your country, not only with
our government officials but to bring the Jordanian private sector to
also look at the tremendous opportunities that your country has to
offer,” he said.
According to the King, the “scourge of
terrorism” is one of the main things that bind the Philippines and
Jordan together as it is “a challenge for our region and your region,
for your country and my country.”
“And again over the past several months,
if not the past year or two, the cooperation between our two countries
to fight the evil that you have to suffer in your country as we suffer
in ours, I think, is a testament to the international cooperation and
coordination that is now becoming much more apparent because this is an
issue that’s going to last with us not only for the next five to 10, 15
years,” he noted.
For his part, President Duterte concurred that “it will take us a lot more years to stop” terrorism.
“And of course, our concern against
terrorism brings us here. Well, of course, as we have discussed, the
arms would be of great help. If there’s any value, it is the friendship
that goes with it,” he said in his remarks.
Meanwhile, the President reiterated that
apart from enhancing the two nations’ bilateral relations, the Filipino
people remain to be his main priority in the Middle East.
“I would like to assure you that we have
come here to pledge our friendship, our cooperation to you. And our
national interest here in the Middle East, mostly…the thousands of
Filipinos,” President Duterte mentioned to the King.
President Duterte then expressed
gratitude to the King for his benevolence, and his appreciation extends
to the people of Jordan for hosting Filipino workers here, and for
treating them “very well.”
During the official working lunch, King
Abdullah II mentioned the agreements signed on Thursday morning, which
are seen not just to advance the relations between the two governments
but also strengthen the people-to-people ties as well.
One of the agreements inked was the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Political Consultations between the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan and the
Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines.
The MOU aims to establish a Joint
Commission for Bilateral Cooperation, which will facilitate
consultations in all aspects of the bilateral relations and the exchange
of views on bilateral and international issues of mutual interest, and
evaluate the development of their cooperation as well as the need to
expand it to other areas.
Also, signed was the Memorandum of
Understanding on Defence Cooperation between the Jordan Armed
Forces-Arab Army and the Department of National Defense of the
Philippines, which is expected to provide a framework for cooperation in
the field of defense, by reciprocity and mutual benefit.
Under the agreement, the two nations will work together on:
Defense and Security Policy; Defense and
Military Education Training and Capacity Building; Peacekeeping
Operations; Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief; Logistics and
Maintenance; Armaments and Military Equipment; Defense Industry and
Technology; Research and Development; and any other areas as may be
mutually decided.
Furthermore, another agreement inked was
between Jordan Maritime Commission and the Maritime Industry Authority
of the Philippines concerning the Recognition of Certificates under the
Terms of the 1978 STCW (Standards of Training, Certification, and
Watchkeeping for Seafarers) Convention.
This deal sets the standards on seafarers’ training, certification, and watchkeeping practices.
Also signed was the Cooperation
Framework on Employment of Domestic Workers, which renews the 2010
agreement on the employment of Filipino domestic workers and sets the
perimeters to ensure the protection and promotion of the rights and
welfare of Filipino workers in Jordan.
The MOU on Labor Cooperation between
Jordan and the Philippines that regulates labor deployment, exchanges,
communication, and studies on labor and provides provisions to protect
Filipino workers was also signed.
Also signed was the MOU between the
Jordan Investment Commission and the Board of Investments of the
Philippines, which aims to promote an exchange of information on
investment environment and opportunities and share experiences in
attracting foreign investment.
Among the officials present during the
welcome ceremony were Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Foreign
Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello
III, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez,
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, National Security Adviser
Hermogenes Esperon Jr., Philippine Ambassador to Jordan Akmad Sakkam,
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Special Assistant to the
President Secretary Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, Chief Presidential
Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, Interior and Local Government
Officer-In-Charge Eduardo Año, Presidential Adviser for Military Affairs
Arthur Tabaquero, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella, and
Senator Richard Gordon. ### PND
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