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MANILA, March 3 (Reuters) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is keen to meet his U.S. counterpart in Washington and is ready to go immediately when Donald Trump is available, Manila’s ambassador to the United States said on Monday.
Such a meeting could be in the Spring, Jose Manuel Romualdez told reporters. He also said the Philippines was seeking to import LNG from United States as part of a “give and take” on trade. He reiterated existing defence arrangements between the two security allies would remain in place.
Meanwhile, Marcos’ openness to meet Trump happens as the Philippines, alarmed over an increasingly aggressive China, seeks to further bolster its alliance with its long-time treaty ally.
