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Philippine President cancels Japan visit in June

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to postpone his trip to Japan in June due to the situation in Marawi city of Mindanao island, the southern Philippines.
Philippine President cancels Japan visit in June ảnh 1Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (Photo: EPA/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to postpone histrip to Japan in June due to the situation in Marawi city of Mindanao island, thesouthern Philippines.

Ina statement released on May 30, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano announcedthat President Duterte will not go to Japan from June 5-7 as planned to attendthe 23rd Nikkei International Conference on the Future of Asia.

Thestatement noted that the Philippines and Japan agreed that President Dutertewill meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a more suitable time.

Duterteshortened his visit to Russia last week as clashes occurred between PhilippineGovernment forces and the Maute insurgent group in Mindanao.

Violence in Marawi city erupted on May 23 as security forcesraided the house of Isnilon Hapilon, a commander of the Abu Sayyaf group andleader of a branch of Islamic State in the Philippines.

The US regards Hapilon as one of the world's most dangerousterrorists and has offered a bounty of five million USD for his capture.

On May 30, the Philippine Government announced that it wasabout to re-gain control of the city, urging the militants to surrender.-VNA

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