Aquino bares plan to visit US By Charlie V. Manalo 06/18/2010

Aquino bares plan to visit US

By Charlie V. Manalo 06/18/2010 Though vowing not to follow the footsteps of his predecessors in terms of the numbers of foreign trips they had made, President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino yesterday revealed his plan of visiting the United States. Aquino, at a press briefing after meeting with ambassadors of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), said he won’t be making trips to the US as past Philippine presidents had done, but he will make sure he will be visiting the US soon. “There is of course a need to go to the biggest market we have, which is the United States. We want to have growth as far as European Union is concerned,” Aquino stressed.  “But if I go there every two months that should be an issue. But if I don’t go there even once, that might also be an issue,” Aquino stressed. The White House earlier had said Aquino and US President Barack Obama agreed to take the cooperation on security and economic issues between the two countries to a new level and to meeting at a “mutually convenient” time. Aquino also said there is a strong possibility he would be attending the Asean Summit given its importance and role in the region. “Most probably I will attend the Asean Summit given its importance. Perhaps we can set the groundwork so the details, the follow-through can be handled in a more expeditious, more efficient and cheaper manner by those who are under me,” he said. Aquino, however, appeared evasive in giving the details of his meetings with the Asean ambassadors, talking only of generalities.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100618hed5.html

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