Foreign Minister Hayashi announced that he will visit the site from the 29th to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Marcos of the Philippines on the 30th as a special envoy of Prime Minister Kishida.
In the Philippines, President-elect Marcos will win the presidential election in May, and the inauguration ceremony will be held on the 30th.
Foreign Minister Hayashi announced at a press conference on the 28th that he would visit the Philippines from the 29th to the 3rd as a special envoy of Prime Minister Kishida to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Marcos.
During his stay, Minister Hayashi will meet with key figures of the new administration, including President-elect Marcos and Sarah, the daughter of current President Duterte and vice president of the new administration.
At a press conference, Minister Hayashi said, "The Philippines is a strategic partner that shares basic values and interests. Further development of bilateral relations and concrete cooperation for the realization of a" free and open Indo-Pacific ". I will aim for it. "