DFA Statement on the General Elections of Members of the House of Representatives of Japan, 22 October 2017
27 October 2017 MANILA — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte conveyed his congratulations to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following the resounding victory of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan in the general election of members of the House of representatives on 22 October 2017.
The President’s statement, which was delivered by Presidential Spokesperson Sec. Ernesto Abella in Malacañang on 23 October 2017, reads as follows:
“We wish to congratulate the victory of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
The fresh mandate of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe augurs well for the excellent Philippine-Japan ties. We have many points of collaboration with our neighbor in the North, which include economic, socio-political security and defense cooperation.
We are therefore confident that both countries’ solid and strategic partnership would continue to gain greater strength in the years to come.”
President Duterte is expected to personally express his felicitations to Prime Minister Abe when they meet in Tokyo during the President’s official visit to Japan at the end of the month. END