LOOK: President Obama To Meet President Duterte For Human Rights And South China Sea

President Rodrigo Duterte and U.S. President Barack Obama are set to meet personally in Laos, White House this coming September 6, 2016. These two leaders will attend a summit of the Pacific Rim, as well as to discuss the concerns of Obama in regards to the human rights, South China Sea issue and other important matters that may reflect Duterte’s presidency and handling the Philippines.

On the other hand, Ben Rhodes who happens to be the White House Deputy National Security Adviser said that they already expected that Obama will raise some questions towards Duterte, he said:

We absolutely expect that the president will raise concerns about some of the recent statements from the president of the Philippines. There were important security issues to cover as well, particularly tensions over navigation in the South China Sea. -Ben Rhodes

Until now there are no words coming from President Rodrigo Duterte regarding on his opinion of Obama’s initiative to discuss human rights and reaction to his previous statements.

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