Manila Times : reported that Trump invites Duterte to White House
President Trump also invited President Duterte to the White House to discuss the importance of the US-Philippines alliance, which is now heading in a very positive direction," the statement said. The Palace and the White House did not say when the visit would take place. "President Trump enjoyed the conversation and said he is looking forward to visiting the Philippines in November to participate in the East Asia Summit and the US-Asean Summit," the White House said. The 31st Asean Summit and Related Meetings will be held from November 10 to 14 in Clark Field, Pampanga. "The discussion that transpired between the presidents was warm, with President Trump expressing his understanding and appreciation of the challenges facing the Philippine President, especially on the matter of dangerous drugs," he added.
(Mark R. Cristino/European Pressphoto Agency)Signaling what's perhaps a warming relationship between their two countries, President Trump invited the controversial leader of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, to the White House in a phone call Saturday. The two leaders had "a very friendly conversation" in which they talked about the North Korea threat, according to the White House's readout of the call. "We obviously want to encourage him to do better, but this call, the purpose of the call, is all about North Korea," Priebus said. The rising death toll has drawn criticisms from international human rights groups, at least one of which, the Human Rights Watch, has made the case for a criminal investigation of the Duterte administration. "There is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with North Korea.
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Trump invites controversial Philippine leader Duterte to the White House
(Mark R. Cristino/European Pressphoto Agency)Signaling what's perhaps a warming relationship between their two countries, President Trump invited the controversial leader of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, to the White House in a phone call Saturday. The two leaders had "a very friendly conversation" in which they talked about the North Korea threat, according to the White House's readout of the call. "We obviously want to encourage him to do better, but this call, the purpose of the call, is all about North Korea," Priebus said. The rising death toll has drawn criticisms from international human rights groups, at least one of which, the Human Rights Watch, has made the case for a criminal investigation of the Duterte administration. "There is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with North Korea.
In 'warm' phone call, Trump invites Philippines' Duterte to White House
President Trump placed a "warm" phone call to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has been widely criticized for a bloody anti-drug crackdown, and invited him to visit the White House, both countries said. Duterte called Obama a Philippine epithet loosely translated as "son of a whore" after Obama criticized the brutal anti-drug crackdown. Also in April, Trump was alone among Western leaders in making a congratulatory phone call to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after Erdogan claimed victory in a referendum that vastly enhanced presidential powers. Trump earlier in April hosted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi at the White House and praised him for doing a "fantastic job" despite Sisi's jailing of thousands of political opponents after he took power in a military coup. Critics called the Turkish referendum, whose results have been disputed by the leading opposition party, a blow to democracy.collected by :Lucy William
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