President Benigno Aquino III and Indonesia's new President Joko
Widodo are set to discuss matters on mutual concerns including defense
and economic cooperation when the two leaders meet on Monday (Feb. 9) in
Malacanang.
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary
Herminio Coloma Jr. said Widodo would pay courtesy call on President
Aquino on Monday afternoon to be followed by a state dinner for the
visiting leader of Indonesia.
”President Widodo will meet President Aquino to discuss matters on
mutual concerns including issues about migrant workers, maritime
cooperation, defense, trade and investment, people-to-people exchange
and others,” Coloma said.
Widodo, who assumed the presidency only on October 20, 2014, arrived
on Sunday (Feb. 8) for a three-nation introductory visit that also
include Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam.
”According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the three-day visit
of President Widodo is part of displaying cooperation with his fellow
leaders of the ASEAN countries,” Coloma said.
Indonesia
was the Philippines’ 11th-largest trade partner in 2013, with total
trade amounting to USD3.62 billion. (PCOO News Release)
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