SPAIN has offered to be the Philippines’ voice in the European Union.
MONDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2014
MADRID, Spain—President Aquino III arrived here on Sunday to kick off his trip to Europe and the United States, presenting himself as a bearer of “good news” about the Philippines and promising a “long list” of benefits when he returns home in two weeks.
Aquino III will have 86 engagements in Spain, Belgium, France, Germany and the US, including an audience with King Felipe VI of Spain and a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Monday morning.
In the US, he will visit Boston and attend the UN Climate Change Summit in New York.
LAST STOP IN EUROPE President Aquino meet with Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel upon arrival at the Federal Chancellery on Friday 19 Sept. 2014.
From: Aquino III arrives at Spanish capital
By: Christian V. Esguerra Philippine Daily Inquirer 05:10 AM September 15th, 2014
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Royal treatment
Excerpt: “With SPAIN (which has offered to be the Philippines’ voice in the European Union) [WOW! The former colonial master is offering to be the Philippines’ voice in the EU? Rich!], Belgium, France and Germany all seeking a resolution of the territorial disputes through processes provided under international law, the President said it was time to “get to a stage where we have reasonable and doable objectives.”
From red carpets to military honors at Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Aquino was treated like royalty during his visit – when he wasn’t actually meeting with royalty that is. Aquino was welcomed by Spain’s King Felipe VI in the Palace of Zarzuela in Madrid, and later by Belgian King Philippe at the Royal Palace in Brussels.
From: ‘Mission accomplished’: Aquino ends Europe trip, heads for Boston
Philippine Daily Inquirer -Christian V. Esguerra @inquirerdotnet
2:44 AM | Sunday, September 21st, 2014
