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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo returned last night from a five-day visit
to China and India, two of the fastest growing economies in the world,
elated that she has achieved the key goals of her two-nation trip.
These are the strengthening of the Philippines diplomatic and economic
relations with both China and India, paving the way for increased
investments in the Philippines by businessmen of her host countries, and
pushing for the resolution of the Myanmar crisis through peaceful means.
Likewise, her visit to India opened the way for closer cooperation and
increased trade between the Philippines and India’s pharmaceutical sector on
cheap quality medicines for her administration’s Affordable Medicines
Program.
“Iyon ang apat sa mga hangarin sa pagdalaw natin sa Tsina at India—isulong
and mapayapang diyalogo sa Myanmar, pagibayuhin and pagtutulungan natin sa
Tsina, at mapansin tayo ng mga naglalakihang negosyo ng India, at palawakin
and abot-kayang gamut,” the President said.
“In our visit to China, we followed up large investment prospects coming
from the fastest growing economy in the world, networked for the wellbeing
of persons with intellectual disabilities and addressed the fate of
concessional China loans for infrastructure the country needs,” she said.
On the other hand, her visit to India enabled the President to address
“urgent concerns over the situation in Myanmar and put the Philippines on
the radar screen of the fourth largest economy in the world.” (full story) released
07 Oct 2007
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