Zelensky in the Philippines to meet with Marcos

Zelensky in the Philippines to meet with Marcos

The two presidents are set to meet at the presidential palace in Manila.

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky made an unscheduled appearance at the Shangri-La Dialogue conference in Singapore yesterday. (AP pic)
MANILA:
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will have a bilateral meeting with Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr at the presidential palace in Manila on Monday, the Philippines’ presidential communications office said.

Photos from the press pool showed Zelensky signing a presidential guest book as Marcos looked on, and Ukrainian and Philippine officials shaking hands ahead of their meeting.

Zelensky travelled to Manila from Singapore, where he made an unscheduled appearance at the Shangri-La Dialogue conference, his second visit to Asia since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Zelensky addressed the last day of the Shangri-La Dialogue forum in Singapore, asking for support and participation at a summit in Switzerland planned for June 15-16 aimed at bringing peace to his war-ravaged nation.

Russia has not been invited and China has confirmed it will not attend. Zelensky has urged US president Joe Biden to attend, but Washington has not confirmed who it will send.

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