Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has postponed his planned official visit to the Philippines, Malacañang confirmed on Wednesday.
In a statement, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque disclosed the Japanese Prime Minister made the decision to first focus on the Covid-19 crisis in Japan.
“Defeating the Covid-19 pandemic is high on both the Philippines and Japan’s agenda and remains a key point of cooperation,” Roque said.
“The decision to postpone a planned Official Visit based on this ground, therefore, deserves support,” he added.
Despite the deferred visit, Roque said the country’s “strategic partnership and broad cooperation” with Japan will remain strong.
The Japanese government is expected to decide this week if it will declare a state of emergency in some parts of Japan to address the latest surge of Covid-19 cases in the said areas.
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