ASEAN SUMMIT: Harris, Marcos review 'opportunities' to boost maritime cooperation

US Vice President Kamala Harris, in her meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., highlighted the role the US-Philippines alliance plays in ensuring a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

Harris met with Marcos at the sidelines of the US-Asean Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday .The US Embassy in Manila shared a readout of the bilateral meeting between Harris and Marcos where they 'welcomed the strength of the bilateral relationship.

They discussed opportunities to deepen commercial and economic cooperation, as well as their 'shared commitment to upholding the rules-based international order,' the White House said.The meeting bolstered US President Joe Biden's and Harris' bilateral meetings with Marcos in Washington DC in May 2023 and the Vice President's November 2022 trip to the Philippines.

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