Marcos kay Biden: We are your partners, allies, friends

NAGPASALAMAT si Pangulong Bongbong Marcos kay US President Joe Biden sa tulong ng Amerika sa Pilipinas matapos ang isinagawang bilateral meeting sa pagitan ng dalawang lider nitong Huwebes sa New York.

“So thank you again, Mr. President, for making time to see us. We are your partners, we are your allies, we are your friends. And in like fashion, we have always considered the United States our partner, our ally and our friend,” sabi ni Marcos.

Partikular na binanggit ni Marcos ang 36 milyong doses ng vaccine laban sa coronavirus disease sa kasagsagan ng pandemya na ibinigay ng Amerika sa Pilipinas

“We continue to look to the United States for that continuing partnership and the maintenance of peace in our region. In terms of the geopolitical issues that we face in this day and age, the primary consideration of the Philippines and the guiding principle of the Philippine foreign policy is to encourage peace,” dagdag ni Marcos.

Sinabi naman ni Biden na malalim ang ugat ng relasyon sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at Amerika.

“We’ve had some rocky times but the fact is, it’s a critical, critical relationship from our perspective. I hope you feel the same way. And we have strong ties including millions of Filipino-Americans, who are very proud of their ancestry and desperately want us to continue to have a strong relationship,” sabi ni Biden.

Ayon pa kay Biden, inaasahan niyang matatalakay ang mga isyu ng South China Sea at ang karapatang pantao.

“And so we want to talk about human rights — several whole range of things. But I’m mainly — I’m interested to know what’s on your mind and how we can continue to strengthen this relationship,” dagdag ni Biden.