Obama has urged the Filipino leader to conduct his crime war “the right way” and protect human rights, but Duterte has dismissed it as being none of America’s business.
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Speaking at the East Asia Summit with US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in attendance, Modi said, “This (terrorism) export is reducing space for peace and increasing space for violence and putting at risk peace and prosperity of all”.
One of his first events when he returns is a solo campaign stop for Hillary Clinton, the second time he’s hit the campaign trail for the Democratic candidate.
This week, for the latest Asean summit, Obama became the first USA president to visit Laos, a country ravaged by the U.S. military during the Indochina conflict. The deal awaits ratification in the U.S. Congress, where there is opposition from both parties. But Obama said he planned to do everything possible to persuade lawmakers to approve it this year.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took a thinly veiled dig at the United States on Thursday, complaining that colonizers who killed many Filipinos are now raising human rights concerns with him.
According to official reports, the piracy turned into one of the headaches for the leaders of the region, who are alert of the possibility that a growth lives through the Asian Southeast in the sea insecurity, similar to the one registered in Somalia.
The U.S. administration has been keen to have India ratify the protocol so it can be adopted worldwide before President Obama’s tenure ends.
“I don’t think the guy’s qualified to be president of the United States, and every time he speaks, that opinion is confirmed”, Obama said in unusually caustic language while overseas.
Last month, the USA state department and two United Nations human rights experts urged Duterte and Filipino authorities to stop the extrajudicial killings taking place in the country in the fight against illegal drugs, while ensuring law enforcement compliance with global human rights obligations.
Widodo has yet to issue a reply to Duterte’s statement as of Friday evening. “And what I indicated to him is that my team should be meeting with his and determine how we can move forward on a whole range of issues”, he stated.
On his final day in Asia, Obama met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose help Obama is seeking to galvanize further action on climate change, especially among developing countries.
The White House said Obama had affirmed his support for India’s participation in the Nuclear Suppliers Group, a consortium aimed at preventing civilian nuclear technology from diverted for military use.
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Without naming Pakistan he said that a single country in South Asia is spreading agents of terror in India and the region.
