House Speaker Martin G. Romualdez has expressed the Philippine government’s deep gratitude to the United States for helping the country fight the coronavirus disease. READ:
Speaker Martin Romualdez and Assistant Secretary of State Department for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink hold talks in Washington D.C. Wednesday .Romualdez conveyed the country’s sincere appreciation and thanks during a meeting with Daniel Kritenbrink, the US State Department’s Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, in Washington DC on Tuesday.
“We are thankful that our alliance has remained robust, and I believe that an enhanced dialogue between the US and the Philippines would help cement the bond of friendship that we have forged throughout the years,” Romualdez said. “As we both affirm the strengthening of the Philippine-US partnership today, we would like to seize this occasion also to extend our gratitude for the continued cooperation to our country as well as your valuable assistance in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic,” Romualdez said.
He assured Kritenbrink that the Philippine House of Representatives “remains committed to supporting measures that would help deepen cooperation with the United States, particularly in the areas of the supply chain, health and security, environment and climate change, energy security, and interconnectivity.
Romualdez said he met with the US official to broaden and strengthen the engagement between the two countries, and bolster ongoing and future bilateral initiatives, particularly in economic cooperation.
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