President Duterte and President Xi Discuss Regional Issues During Phone Call

03 May 2017 -- Presidents Duterte and Xi had a very cordial telephone conversation today. They exchanged views about regional developments and how some concerns can be addressed.  For his part, President Duterte shared Philippine positions on several salient issues, especially on developments in the Korean Peninsula, and he referred to China's important role in promoting peace on the Korean Peninsula. In his capacity as Chair of ASEAN, the President spoke about how to further strengthen ties with ASEAN's dialogue partners and shared the outcomes of the recently concluded successful ASEAN Summit. He also mentioned that as the Chair of ASEAN, ASEAN discussed and agreed on measures to promote asean unity, centrality and solidarity as well as asean commitment to continue promoting peace and stability in the Asia Pacific region. END