Despite President Duterte’s confrontational statement directed at the European Union [EU] after they criticized the Philippine government’s war on drugs, 14 members of the influential regional block still expressed their interest to continue working with the Philippines. They are even planning to increase their investments in various industries.
In a statement that was released by the Department of Finance, Secretary Carlos Dominguez III recently met with ambassadors from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Austria, the Netherlands, Romania, Denmark, Hungary, and Sweden to discuss the administration’s 10-point agenda and to explore other business opportunities.
The delegation that was headed by EU Ambassador Franz Jessen revealed their intentions to pursue additional investments, particularly in civil security, energy and infrastructure.
“The ambassadors were one in saying that they are looking forward to further strengthening the EU’s bilateral relations with the Philippines, especially in the field of trade and economic cooperation,” the DOF said.
The Swedish Ambassador Harald Fries also revealed that a business delegation from Sweden is scheduled to arrive in Manila to explore projects in energy, infrastructure, business processing outsourcing (BPO), and civil security.
Present in the meetings were
-Amb. Asif Ahmad, UK
-Amb. Jan Top Christensen, Denmark
-Amb. Massimo Roscigno, Italy
-Amb. Nicolaos Kaimenakis, Greece
-Amb. Theirry Mathou, France
Amb. Jaroslav Olaa, Jr., Czech Republic
-Amb. Dr. Josef Muellner, Austria
-Amb. Marion Derckx, Netherlands
-Amb. Ronald Van Remoortele, Belgium
-Dr. Gordon Kricke, ambassador-designate of Germany
-Charge d’ Affaires Mihail Bujor Sion, Romania
-David Ambrus of Hungary & Carmela Barcia, Spanish Embassy’s deputy chief of mission
Source: TNP, AsianPolicy
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