First Trilateral United States-Japan-Philippines Leaders’ Summit

The White House, U.S.A.
April 11, 2024
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. joins his fellow leaders, United States President Joseph Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan, for the first Trilateral U.S.-Japan-Philippines Leaders’ Summit at the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2024.
“We meet today as friends and partners, bound by a shared vision and pursuit of a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific. It is a partnership borne not out of convenience nor of expediency, but as a natural progression of a deepening relation and robust cooperation amongst our three countries linked by a profound respect for democracy, good governance and the rule of law,” President Marcos Jr. states in his opening remarks.
He notes that the Summit is just the beginning. “Facing the complex challenges of our time requires concerted efforts on everyone’s part. A dedication to a common purpose and an unwavering commitment to the rules-based international order. This is a meeting that looks ahead. As we deepen our ties and enhance our coordination, we seek to identify ways of growing our economies and making them more resilient, climate-proofing our cities and our societies, sustaining our development progress and forging a peaceful world for the next generation,” the Philippine Chief Executive emphasizes.
For his part, U.S. President Joseph Biden describes the Summit as a “new era of partnership” with the coming together of three allies, three proud democracies and steadfast partners - representing half a billion people - “to building an Indo-Pacific that is free, open, prosperous and secure for all.”
“I want to be clear. The United States defense commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad. They are ironclad. As I said before, any attack on Philippine aircraft, vessels or armed forces in South China Sea will invoke our Mutual Defense Treaty,” President Biden stresses.
The U.S. President enumerates a few key areas that the three nations will discuss to further deepen ties, such as technology and clean energy, securing the semiconductor supply chain, expanding telecommunications in the Philippines, maritime and security ties, and launching of an economic corridor in the Philippines as part of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment. This is the first corridor in the Indo-Pacific that will bring more jobs for people across the entire region, as well as more investments on sectors critical to the future, ports, railroads, agriculture and much more.
“Today’s Summit is an opportunity to define the future that we want and how we intend to achieve it. Together,” President Marcos Jr. concludes in his remarks.
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