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US Secretary of State to meet with Duterte
US Secretary of State to meet with Duterte
ABS-CBN News
Published Jul 20, 2016 11:32 AM PHT

MANILA – US Secretary of State John Kerry is set to meet with President Rodrigo Duterte when he comes to Manila for a two-day visit.
MANILA – US Secretary of State John Kerry is set to meet with President Rodrigo Duterte when he comes to Manila for a two-day visit.
In a press statement issued by Mark Toner, deputy department spokesperson, Kerry will discuss with Duterte and Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay a full range of US cooperation with the new administration.
In a press statement issued by Mark Toner, deputy department spokesperson, Kerry will discuss with Duterte and Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay a full range of US cooperation with the new administration.
Kerry's trip to Manila on July 26-27 will be the last on his itinerary.
Kerry's trip to Manila on July 26-27 will be the last on his itinerary.
He will first travel to Vienna, Austria on July 22 to join EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and the US delegation for the first day of high-level talks at the Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.
He will first travel to Vienna, Austria on July 22 to join EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and the US delegation for the first day of high-level talks at the Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.
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"The meeting is aimed at making progress on a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phasedown amendment for adoption later this year. Achieving such an amendment would build upon the climate change success achieved last year in Paris, and is one of the most consequential and cost-effective actions the global community can take this year to combat climate change," the statement said.
"The meeting is aimed at making progress on a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phasedown amendment for adoption later this year. Achieving such an amendment would build upon the climate change success achieved last year in Paris, and is one of the most consequential and cost-effective actions the global community can take this year to combat climate change," the statement said.
After that, Kerry will travel to Paris, France to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss ongoing efforts to advance a two state solution.
After that, Kerry will travel to Paris, France to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss ongoing efforts to advance a two state solution.
The Secretary will also travel to Vientiane, Laos, from July 25-26 to participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting, the ASEAN-U.S. Ministerial Meeting, and the Lower Mekong Initiative Ministerial Meeting.
The Secretary will also travel to Vientiane, Laos, from July 25-26 to participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting, the ASEAN-U.S. Ministerial Meeting, and the Lower Mekong Initiative Ministerial Meeting.
At these ASEAN meetings the Secretary will discuss the region's security architecture and shared transnational challenges including maritime security, Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing, the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and the South China Sea.
At these ASEAN meetings the Secretary will discuss the region's security architecture and shared transnational challenges including maritime security, Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing, the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and the South China Sea.
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