PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will push for a deal involving cheaper medicines and maritime cooperation with India when he visits the former British colony next week.

Assistant Secretary Hellen de la Vega of the Department of Foreign Affairs, who also serves as head of the Office of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), was referring to the Asean-India Commemorative Summit scheduled January 24 to 26—a gathering that will coincide with India’s Republic Day celebration.

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