President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed two new envoys from Nigeria and Bangladesh who presented diplomatic credentials in Malacañang on Wednesday.
The two ambassadors were Nigeria’s Folakemi Ibidunni Akinleye and F.M. Borhan Uddin of Bangladesh.
In welcoming Akinleye, Duterte said he is hoping to further strengthen the bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest in both countries.
“We look forward to deeper engagement bilaterally and in various multilateral fora to advance our shared aspiration for peace and prosperity for our peoples,” Duterte said.
For Akinleye’s part, the ambassador vowed to facilitate the signing and accelerated implementation of new and existing bilateral agreements between the two countries.
“To this end, Your Excellency, I will work tirelessly during my stay in office to improve on our friendship while we engage in mutual beneficial cooperation in the areas of trade, medical exchange program, information technology, maritime security, education and tourism,” Akinleye said.
Meanwhile, Duterte told Uddin that he is looking forward to seeing more bilateral exchanges as both countries work towards the full post-pandemic recovery and sustainable growth.
“Your arrival comes at a very auspicious time for next year we will celebrate the golden anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Bangladesh,” Duterte said.
Uddin, for his part, said both countries need to find out new areas of cooperation for the both mutual benefits.
He added that private sector could play a significant role in further increasing and diversifying bilateral trade and investment.
“During my tenure, I will do my best to further deepen our friendship and strengthen bilateral cooperation to harness optimum level of mutual benefits,” Uddin said.—Richa Noriega/LDF, GMA News
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