FULL SPEECH: Marcos leaves for Melbourne for ASEAN-Australia special summit

Manila Bulletin

President Marcos has left Manila for Australia anew to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne from March 4 to 6.  Marcos said there will be two main engagements in the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, including the “Leaders’ Plenary” where they will take stock of ASEAN-Australia cooperation and propose ways forward to further bolster relations, and a "Leaders Retreat" where they will exchange candid views on key regional and international issues.  READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/3/marcos-leaves-for-melbourne-for-asean-australia-special-summit

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00:00 Pasay District Representative Antonino Galixto, AFP Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff Romeo Browner,

00:13 Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gaban, and of course the First Lady,

00:19 First Lady Lisa Renata, my fellow workers in government, ladies and gentlemen, good morning.

00:27 Today I fly to Melbourne to attend a special summit to commemorate the 50 years of ASEAN-Australia

00:36 relations at the invitation of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. As the first ASEAN

00:42 leaders level engagement for the year, the summit presents an opportunity to reiterate the Philippines'

00:50 national positions on regional and international issues and set the tone for ASEAN's dialogue

00:57 partner summits later in the year. There will be two main engagements with the leaders plenary

01:03 where we will take stock of ASEAN-Australia cooperation and propose ways forward to further

01:09 bolster relations and a leaders retreat where we will exchange candid views on key issues affecting

01:16 our region and the world. The summit will be an opportunity for the Philippines to thank Australia,

01:23 ASEAN's oldest dialogue partner, for its unwavering support for the rule of law, for the 1982 UNGLOS

01:31 and the 2016 Arbitral Award, through timely statements of support as well as through capacity

01:38 building and academic initiatives to mainstream appreciation of international law. On the sidelines

01:46 of the summit, I will hold bilateral meetings with the Prime Ministers of Cambodia and New Zealand

01:52 to further strengthen our cooperation. I look forward to the opportunity to meet with the

01:58 Filipino community in Melbourne as well as to promote Philippine business through the Philippine

02:04 Business Forum led by our DTI Secretary. I also look forward to the launching of the expansion

02:12 of the Victoria International Container Terminal, Australia's first fully automated container

02:20 terminal. The VICT is a subsidiary of the International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

02:28 ICTSI, and is a testament to ICTSI leadership as a leading Filipino company in the field of

02:38 global port management. While I'm in Melbourne, I will deliver a keynote speech to the Lowy Institute

02:45 where I will highlight the Philippines' role as an active participant in world affairs

02:51 and a contributor to the rules-based regional security architecture.

02:54 This administration continues to ensure that our constructive engagements with ASEAN,

03:01 our external partners and stakeholders, will best serve our national interest.

03:07 Inasmuch as we promote the region's peace, stability, security, and prosperity for the

03:13 well-being of the Filipino and all our region. Maraming salamat po, thank you very much, and good morning.

03:21 [Music]

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