NAGPAHAYAG ng pagsisisi si Pangulong Duterte sa ginawang pagmumura kay US President Barack Obama na naging dahilan para iurong nito ang kanilang pag-uusap sa Laos.
“While the immediate cause was my strong comments to certain press questions that elicited concern and distress, we also regret it came across as a personal attack on the US President,” sabi ni Duterte sa isang pahayag na binasa ni Presidential Communications Office head Secretary Martin Andanar.
Idinagdag ng pahayag ni Duterte na itatakda na lang muli ang kanilang pag-uusap ni Obama sa ibang pagkakataon.
“We look forward to ironing out differences arising out of national priorities and perceptions, and working in mutually responsible ways for both countries,” dagdag pa ni Duterte sa kanyang pahayag.
Nauna nang inihayag ng White House na hindi na matutuloy ang pag-uusap nina Obama at Duterte matapos namang makatikim ng mura ang US President mula sa pangulo ng Pilipinas.
“Our primary intention is to chart an independent foreign policy while promoting closer ties with all nations, especially the US with which we have a had long standing partnership,” dagdag pa ni Duterte.
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