Hanoi, May 7 -- The Philippine President welcomed Le's participation in the regional summits for the first time in his capacity as Prime Minister of Viet Nam. He highly valued the positive developments in the Philippines-Viet Nam Strategic Partnership over the past years and expressed his wish that both sides would continue to further promote bilateral cooperation in a substantive, effective and comprehensive manner.

Marcos appreciated Viet Nam's active coordination during the Philippines' ASEAN Chairmanship year, promising to work closely with Viet Nam and other ASEAN member states to further promote intra-bloc economic and trade cooperation, while consolidating an environment of peace, stability, and development in the region amid glob...