UAE, Philippines Presidents discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan contiguous welcomed His Excellency Ferdinand Marcos Jr, President of the Republic of the Philippines, who is connected a moving sojourn to the UAE.

During their gathering astatine Qasr Al Shati successful Abu Dhabi, His Highness expressed his anticipation that the sojourn would herald a caller and important section successful the improvement of relations betwixt the 2 nations.

The 2 leaders discussed practice and opportunities to fortify ties, peculiarly successful the economic, trade, investment, and developmental fields, arsenic good arsenic different cardinal sectors that align with the shared improvement priorities and communal interests of some countries.

The discussions besides covered a fig of issues of shared interest, with some sides exchanging views connected these matters.

His Highness emphasised the beardown and evolving narration betwixt the UAE and the Philippines, which has witnessed sizeable advancement implicit the years, peculiarly successful the country of development.

He highlighted that this twelvemonth marks the 50th day of the constitution of diplomatic relations betwixt the 2 countries and reiterated their shared committedness to further advancing these ties successful the years up for the payment of some nations.

In this context, His Highness stated that the UAE looks guardant to continuing discussions towards reaching a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the Philippines to elevate commercialized and concern relations to caller heights of communal economical growth. The UAE, a cardinal trading spouse of the Philippines successful the region, besides collaborates with the state done ASEAN, wherever the UAE has held the presumption of a Sectoral Dialogue Partner since 2022.

His Highness noted the important maturation successful commercialized betwixt the UAE and ASEAN and emphasised that this concern further enhances UAE-Philippines relations.

For his part, His Excellency President Ferdinand Marcos Jr expressed his sincere appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, commending the UAE's singular humanitarian efforts and its steadfast committedness to supporting communities astir the world, peculiarly successful addressing shared planetary challenges.

His Excellency President Ferdinand Marcos Jr affirmed the Philippines' committedness to strengthening practice with the UAE connected each levels, gathering connected the coagulated foundations of their longstanding narration to beforehand communal interests.

He besides conveyed his appreciation for the lukewarm reception extended to him during his visit.

In conjunction with the visit, the UAE and the Philippines signed respective memoranda of knowing and agreements, covering areas specified arsenic culture, vigor transition, communal ineligible assistance successful transgression matters, extradition, the transportation of sentenced persons, and practice successful authorities improvement and modernisation.

The gathering was attended by H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority; Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Advisor to the UAE President; Ali bin Hammad Al Shamsi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for National Security; Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, Minister of Investment; Ahmed bin Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State; Mohamed Obaid Alqataam Alzaabi, UAE Ambassador to the Philippines, arsenic good arsenic members of the Philippines President's accompanying delegation.

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