Marcos flies to Germany, Czech Republic next week

The Manila Times

Marcos flies to Germany, Czech Republic next week  Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Maria Elena Algabre on Friday, March 8, 2024, says President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Marie Louise "Liza" Araneta-Marcos will travel to Europe next week. The President will be on a working visit to Germany and a state visit to the Czech Republic from March 11 to 15, 2024. Marcos has been traveling the world to lure investors to the Philippines to boost the economy.   Video by Catherine S. Valente   Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #tmtnews  #bongbongmarcos  #travel

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00:00 It is indeed our pleasure from the Department of Foreign Affairs to brief you today on the

00:06 upcoming visit of the President to Germany and to Czech Republic.

00:12 President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and First Lady Maria Luise Araneta Marcos, upon the

00:19 invitation of the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the Czech President Peter Pavel, will

00:26 undertake a working visit to Germany on 12 to 13 March 2024 and a state visit to the

00:36 Czech Republic on 14 to 15 March 2024.

00:43 The President will meet with the head of state and heads of government in Germany and the

00:49 Czech Republic.

00:50 He will be welcomed by the German Chancellor, as I said, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and by

00:59 the Czech President Peter Pavel, and the Prime Minister Peter Piala, who visited the Philippines

01:07 last year.

01:09 The President will also meet with the heads of the Czech Republic, with the other high

01:17 officials of the Czech Republic, if I may correct myself, this is the heads of the Czech

01:23 Parliament, the Senate President Miloš Vistřicil and the President of the Chamber of Deputies

01:32 Markéta Pekarová-Adamová, or in short, the Speaker.

01:36 The President's trip to the two Central European countries follows the visit to Manila of Czech

01:43 Prime Minister Peter Piala in April 2023 and the German Federal Foreign Minister Annalena

01:50 Baerbock in January 2024.

01:54 And this endeavor seeks to strengthen bilateral relations and foster increased cooperation

02:02 with the two countries.

02:05 During the President's time in Germany and the Czech Republic, the President will focus

02:11 on bolstering trade and investment opportunities in the Philippines, inviting German and Czech

02:18 companies to increase their presence in the country.

02:24 The President will also attend business forums in both countries, participated in by prominent

02:32 business leaders.

02:33 This also stems from the fact that these are countries which are like-minded.

02:38 We share values for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, including in the promotion

02:44 of an open, inclusive, international rules-based order.

02:51 Yes, the President will have an exchange on how both could work together in maintaining

03:01 an international rules-based order.

03:04 And if some of you may have noticed in the recent incident in the West Philippine Sea,

03:14 the German ambassador and the Czech ambassador issued a statement of support for the Philippines

03:22 and their concerning what's happening in the area.

03:24 Thank you.

03:34 [END]

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