The Philippines and Montenegro have expressed their interest in forging a partnership to boost their tourism sector, Malaca\u00f1ang said Friday.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovi\u0107 paid a courtesy call to Marcos at the Music Room of Malaca\u00f1an Palace in Manila.<\/p>\n
Marcos told Abazovi\u0107 during their meeting that the potential two-way exchange in tourism practices between the Philippines and Montenegro could strengthen ties and yield economic benefits for both nations.<\/p>\n
He also stressed the importance of tourism to the Philippines and the possibility for the two nations to adopt their successful strategies in developing the industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cTourism has also become very important for the Philippines and we see it as an important part of the transformation of the economy because during the pandemic, it was zero. So, now we have to build back,\u201d Marcos said, as quoted by the Presidential Communications Office in a news release.<\/p>\n
Marcos also expressed optimism about the Philippines’ potential to rebound after the pandemic.<\/p>\n
Abazovi\u0107 commended Marcos for his effort to attract more tourists and investors to the Philippines.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I want to congratulate you and I am more than sure that you will play a very, very important role in the context of traveling and inviting people to visit you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Abazovi\u0107 is in the Philippines to witness the FIBA match between Montenegro and the United States on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Present during Abazovi\u0107\u2019s meeting with Marcos were Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo, Presidential Adviser on Foreign Affairs and Chief of Presidential Protocol Secretary Adelio Angelito Cruz, Honorary Consul of Montenegro in the Philippines Maria Vanessa Pastor-Ledesma and other officials from the DFA Office of European Affairs.<\/p>\n
The diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Montenegro were established on Sept. 26, 2009.<\/p>\n
The Honorary Consulate of Montenegro in Manila was officially opened on Dec. 12, 2018. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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