PRESS RELEASE
WDC-11-2024
19 March 2024
Embassy Press and Information Section
info@phembassy-us.org
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. will travel to Washington, D.C. on 11 April 2024 for the first United States-Japan-Philippines Trilateral Summit to advance an agenda with both countries with whom the Philippines shares important strategic defense, security, and economic interests.
The Summit will be a milestone opportunity to reaffirm the robust alliance between the Philippines and the United States, and the Strategic Partnership which it shares with Japan. Together with President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, President Marcos will highlight trilateral cooperation as a natural progression of the Philippines’ historical and strong ties with these countries, thereby enhancing coordination and collaboration on common priority areas. Topics to be discussed will range from maritime cooperation to infrastructure development, economic resiliency, trade and investments, clean energy and the climate, as well as cyber security and the digital economy, among other matters.
While in Washington, D.C., President Marcos will also be hosted by President Biden in the White House for a meeting that will acknowledge the remarkable progress in Philippines-United States ties and the enduring commitment on both sides to further strengthen the alliance. ##