Philippines' foreign minister says to respect, honor commitments with United States

[WorldNews]

The Philippines will continue to honor its treaty obligations with the United States, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte called for the withdrawal of U.S. special forces troops from southern Philippines. "The president has said, even as a priority statement in his inaugural address, that we will respect and continue to honor our treaty obligations and commitments particularly even with the U.S.," Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay told a radio interview on Tuesday.

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