MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Communications Operations Office released a statement on Tuesday saying that the meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and President Rodrigo Duterte has been moved to a mutually agreeable date.
A welcome development after the White House canceled the original scheduled meeting following President Duterte’s acerbic tirade against the U.S. president for supposedly meddling in the country’s war against illegal drugs.
While the statement downplayed Duterte’s vitriolic remarks as “strong comments”, it also expressed regret that said comments came across as a personal attack on Obama.
It goes on to acknowledge the country’s long standing partnership with the U.S. and maintained that the administration’s prime intention is to craft an independent foreign policy while promoting closer ties with all nations.
(UNTV News and Rescue)
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