AN official of the Asean National Organizing Council downplayed President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades against the European Union (EU) and said that its relationship with the Southeast Asian countries remained “robust.”
“The Asean-EU relationship is robust. In fact, these blocs are celebrating their 40th year of being dialogue partners coinciding with the Asean, that’s why President Duterte invited them to come over [in Manila],” Director General Marciano Paynor, Jr. told a press conference in Malacanang on Tuesday.
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