April 11, 2024
Our leaders in Japan, the Philippines, and the United States held the first summit between our three countries today.As the three marine democratic countries in the Indo -Pacific region, the three countries of our three countries and the 500 million people co -representing the people are closely related. The historic friendship bonds, firm and growing economic relations, and the basic values of us -freedom and democracy to our common values -freedom and democracyThe pride and firm commitment of respecting human rights and the rule of law to consolidate us closely together.Today, as an equal partner and a trusted friend, we gathered in Washington, because of our common vision -to build a free and open Indo -Pacific region and international law -based international order -unity.We promise to promote this vision together in the next few decades.We firmly believe that through joint efforts, we can promote the security and prosperity of our country, Indo -Pacific region and the world.
The historic summit we held today is the crystallization of decades of partnership, and it is also the result of the recent strengthening efforts of the three governments of the three countries.In June 2023, our three national security consultants met in Tokyo and held a network virtual conference again in December 2023 to establish a common framework for three -sided cooperation between our country.In July and September 2023, foreign ministers of the Three Kingdoms held talks to promote our common agenda in economic security, development, humanitarian assistance, maritime security and defense.In September 2023, Prime Minister Kishida, President Macos and Vice President Harris held talks to deepen our three -sided cooperation.After today’s summit, we will further expand the connection between our three governments and strengthen cross -department cooperation.
Our three countries firmly promise to build a free -opening, interconnected, prosperous, safe, inclusive and tough India -Pacific region.We welcome coordination and cooperation with all kinds of partnerships of like -mindedness.In this spirit, we stated that we unswervingly support the central status and unity of ASEAN, and support the ASEAN "Outlook on the Indo-Pacific".We emphasize the support for the Pacific Islands and will carry out transparent and effective cooperation with the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) to support the "2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Contine".In addition, we welcome the support of the establishment of a peaceful, stable, and rule -based Indic -based Indic -based efforts, including the efforts from the four -nation group (QUAD), AUKUS, and the United States, Japan and South Korea.
Promote inclusive economic growth and economic toughness
Our three countries are determined to promote long -lasting, tolerant economic growth and toughness in their own and wider Indo -Pacific regions.We are carrying out economic projects to promote our common goals: to promote a wide range of sustainable economic growth, and invest in the supply chain with toughness, reliability and diversification.We support the progress of the "Indo -Pacific Economic Prosperity Framework" (IPEF) to continue to make progress to promote the economic growth of the three countries and the toughness, sustainability, tolerance, fairness, and competitiveness of the wider region.President Marcos welcomes President Bayeng’s recent "Presidential Trade and Investment delegation" and the investment of more than one billion U.S. private sector announced by the Philippines, as well as the United States’ commitment to mobilize the private sector to invest in the Philippines.This will help promote the Philippine’s innovative economy, clean energy transformation and supply chain toughness.President Marcos appreciates the official development assistance and private sector investment provided by Japan in the 2022-2023 fiscal year. This assistance and investment exceeds the amount of 600 billion yen promised in the "Japan and the Philippines Joint Statement" in 2023.We welcome the first three -party business minister meeting held earlier today to promote our common agenda.Our three countries promise to promote the steady implementation of the current and future economic cooperation projects, and strive to make the Philippines a country with high income and higher income countries.
We have expressed concern and strong opposition to economic coercion, emphasizing the importance of rules -based economic order, and emphasizing the necessity of close coordination in response to economic coercion.
Announce the establishment of the Luzon Economic Corridor
Our three countries will work together to establish the first economic corridor under the framework of global infrastructure and investment partnerships in the Indo -Pacific region, and be proud of it.Today, we officially launched the Luzon Economic Corridor, which will support the interconnection between the Philippines’s Subic Bay, Clark, Manila and Baton and Baton.This corridor is part of the global infrastructure and investment partnership-IPEF accelerator; through this corridor, Japan, the Philippines and the United States have promised to accelerate the collaborative investment in infrastructure projects with significant infrastructure;Energy and semiconductor supply chain and deployment, comprehensive agricultural enterprises, and Subic Bay civilian port upgrades.For a long time, Japan has been supporting the connection of the region, including railways and highways, through the Japan International Unit (JICA).We plan to cooperate with multilateral organizations and private sectors to attract high -quality and changeable investment.We intend to hold a three -sided event during the Indo -Pacific Business Forum held in Manila in May to promote investment in the Luzon Corridor -this is the major American business activities held in the region.U.S. International Development Finance Corporation also plans to set up regional offices in the Philippines to promote further investment in the Philippines.The Luzon Corridor is a manifestation of our strengthening of economic cooperation, and we focus on providing substantial investment in multiple fields.Japan, the Philippines and the United States also plans to expand cooperation and investment in other parts of the Philippines.
Develop key technology and emerging technologies
We promise to use our citizen’s wisdom to seize the opportunities for cutting -edge technology.The United States (after being notified by Congress) and Japan (after being supported by Japan’s Industry) plans to provide at least 8 million US dollars for field trials for open wireless access network (RAN) and the Asia Open College (Asia Open CollegeRAN Academy), to achieve future business deployment applications, and establish an open, interactive, safe, reliable, and trusted information and communication technology ecosystem in the Philippines.Previously, the United States and Japan had invested more than $ 9 million in these projects.The Japanese government is still considering further investment to support the potential commercial deployment application of open RAN technology in the Philippines, and some of them will come from the global southern southern part of the Global Souture-Oriented Co-Creation Project.The United States and Japan welcomes the Philippines to conduct open RAN pilots in its national broadband plan and free Wi-Fi projects.The United States and Japan praise the Philippines to dedicated to formulating the national open RAN policy framework and reiterating the Philippines’ support for openness, interoperability and credible structures.This year, the Three Kingdoms look forward to holding the first three -sided network and digital dialogue to explore more cooperation opportunities.
We plan to carry out a new semiconductor talent training project. Through this project, Philippine students will receive the world’s top training at first -class universities in the United States and Japan to help ensure that our three countries’ semiconductor supply chain.This measure is complementary to expanding the investment in semiconductors in the Philippines, which will enhance the toughness of the supply chain of our three countries.In addition, through the International Technical Security and Innovation Fund of the "Chip and Science Act", the United States and the Philippines plan to coordinate our work to develop and expand the Philippine semiconductor talent team, thereby strengthening the global supply chain.Hyderabad Stocks
Promote climate partnership and clean energy supply chain
With the threat of the climate crisis to human survival, we stated that we promised to take emergency actions in this decadePune Wealth Management. According to the goal of not exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, accelerate the construction of a clean energy economy, and notice different countries in various countries.Our three countries seek to expand cooperation on the three sides in the Philippines, deploy clean energy technology, including renewable energy projects such as solar energy and wind energy to support the Philippines’ energy needs and help ensure fair energy transformation.We also welcomed the first nuclear energy summit held in Brussels on March 21.Participants from more than 35 countries including Japan, the Philippines and the United States confirmed at the meeting that nuclear energy is an important part of multi -level, inclusive clean energy transformation.Aware that the Philippines requests further training and capacity building of scientists, engineers, and related personnel and decision makers, and our three countries seek to expand our partnerships in safe and reliable civil nuclear capacity building.According to the "Infrastructure (FIRST) program of using small modular reactor technology" (FIRST), the United States and Japan plans to jointly organize nuclear energy inspections for nuclear experts and policy decision makers from the Philippines and other FIRST partners in Japan.We also plan to deepen the three parties’ dialogue this year to deepen the cooperation of the three parties in the training of civil nuclear energy talents to promote the Philippine civil nuclear energy plan.
Japan, the Philippines, and the United States are working together to expand cooperation in the transition of clean energy. Through mutually beneficial development of resources in a clear, transparent and fair market competition, and vigorously protect the rights and environment of labor and interests, create high standards for the three countries of the three countries.Clean energy supply chain employment opportunities.Japan, the Philippines, and the United States support the key mineral industries of our respective countries to promote the toughness and reliable global supply chain of key minerals.Our common goal is to produce and supply battery materials and batteries for global markets to produce and supply electric vehicles and energy storage systems.U.S. plans to implement a clean energy supply chain training program for specific participants from Japan and the Philippines under the International Visitor Leadership Program.In addition, the United States and Japan expect the Philippines to become the founding member of the "Minerals Security Partnership Forum", which marks an important step in ensuring that we ensure the safety and diversification of our collective clean energy supply chain.
Cooperation to promote peace and security
Today, President Biden reiterated the indestructible commitment of the United States as allies to Japan and the Philippines; for decades, this commitment helped maintain peace and security in the Indo -Pacific region.We emphasize our firm commitment to the freedom of navigation and flying over, and the importance of international law reflected in the 1982 UNCLOS respect for the importance of sovereignty’s rights in its exclusive economic zone.
We have serious concerns about the dangers and aggressive behaviors of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in South India.We also concerned about the militaryization and illegal ocean claims of reclamation facilities in the South India.We resolutely oppose the use of coastal guards and maritime militia vessels in the South India Sea in danger and coercion, as well as the development of near -sea resource development in other countries.We reiterate the serious concerns of the People’s Republic of China to repeatedly obstruct the right of Filipino vessels to exercise the freedom of navigation of the public sea and destroy the supply line to the Second Thomas ShoalMumbai Investment. These are dangerous and stable behaviors.On July 12, 2016, the arbitral tribunal with legal binding power finally ruled that the local area was located in the Philippine exclusive economic zone. We called on the People’s Republic of China to comply with this ruling.
We have expressed serious concerns about the situation in the East India, and reiterated that we have strongly opposed any attempts to change the status quo of the East India Sea unilaterally through force or coercion, including trying to destroy Japan’s long -term peace management of Jiange Island.
We declare that peace and stability on both sides of the Taiwan Strait is an indispensable factor for global security and prosperity. It is confirmed that our basic position on the Taiwan issue has not changed, and we call on peace to solve cross -strait issues.
We welcomed the cooperation that the Three Kingdoms recently started to support the free and open Indo -Pacific region and promised to deepen this cooperation.The United States and Japan continue to support the capacity building of the Philippine Coast Guard, including the twelve coastal guards provided by Japan recently, and plans to provide five other ships.Following the first joint exercise of our Coast Guard in 2023, the United States was looking forward to this year’s Indo -Pacific cruise, and members of the Philippine and the Japanese Coast Guard were welcome to board the US Coast Guard ships.In the next year, our Coast Guard also plans to hold a maritime three -sided exercise and other maritime activities in the Indo -Pacific region to improve interoperability and promote maritime security and safety.We announced the establishment of a three -sided marine dialogue mechanism to enhance coordination and collective response and promote maritime cooperation.We have expressed concern about illegal, unprecedented and uncontrolled fishing activities.We support the Philippines and Japanese fishermen to maintain their traditional livelihood.In order to build regional capabilities and cope with the threats brought about by multinational crimes, illegal, unprocessed and unavailable fishing activities, and other maritime challenges, Japan, the Philippines and the United States plan to expand our work to partner countries in the region to provide maritime law enforcement training and support workEssence
Our three countries promise to strengthen extensive coordination, promote the awareness of the sea, and deepen humanitarian assistance and disaster relief cooperation.We emphasize that we are committed to promoting multilateral waters’ conscious cooperation through channels such as the India Sea Awareness Partnership (IPMDA).We plan to determine and implement opportunities for joint training with partners in Southeast Asia.We will also launch Japan -Philippine aid and disaster relief exercises. The exercise can be included in the third or multilateral activities, including the "Balikatan 2025) military exercise to ensure that the three countries are prepared and can be smooth.And quickly cope with any crisis or emergencies.We are determined to promote the third -sided defense cooperation, including the joint naval training and exercises through our three countries and other partners, such as the recent maritime cooperation activities between Japan, the Philippines, the United States and Australia, and coordinating the United States and Japan’s defense against the Philippines.Support of modernized priority matters.We plan to conduct maritime training activities around Japan in 2025.Japan continues to provide funds through its newly established "official security assistance" cooperation framework.The United States and the Philippines welcomes Japan to revise the Three Principles on the Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technologies and its "Implementation Guide" to strengthen cooperation in the region through joint development and production.Fighting ability.The United States and Japan also welcomes continuous strengthening defense cooperation between Australia and the Philippines and the Philippines and the Republic of Korea.
Our three countries reiterate their promise to complete nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and strongly condemn the threat of the North Korean Democratic People’s Republic (DPRK) and the unprecedented ballistic missile launch, including the launch of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles. This pair of peace and safetyIt constitutes a serious threat.We emphasize the importance of solving human rights and humanitarian issues in the international community, including immediately solving the abduction problem.We strongly urged North Korea to abide by the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council, stop continuing development, testing, and transfer of ballistic missiles to any country (including Russia, which has used North Korea missiles to attack Ukraine).We believe that these actions in North Korea have a serious impact on the security of Indo -Pacific and European regions.While continuing to state that we promise to comply with international law including the Charter of the United Nations, we reiterate that we unswervingly support Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity in its international recognized border.To this end, we review the resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly, which pointed out that any territory obtained through force threats or use of force must be recognized as legal territories.Russia threatened to use nuclear weapons in the context of invasion of Ukraine. We clearly stated that Russia’s use of any nuclear weapons in Ukraine is unreasonable.
We reiterated that they jointly seek a nuclear -free weapon world with the "Nuclear Non -diffusion Treaty", calling on nuclear weapons countries to promote stability and transparency, and carry out substantial dialogue on reducing nuclear risks.As the founding member of the "Friends of the Prohibition of the Production of Nuclear Wealth Fission Materials" (FMCT), we also called for a negotiation to start a treaty for the production of fission materials for nuclear weapons.The negotiations should have been carried out for a long time.
We are committed to advocating gender equality and maintaining the rights of various women and girls.In this regard, we promise to strengthen women’s, peace and security (WPS) agenda.We emphasize that women play the leading role in preventing violence, providing assistance and reconstruction, and promise to promote the peaceful and political process of women’s sufficient, equal, and substantial participation.We welcomes the International Conference on Women, Peace, and Security, the Philippine International Conference in October this year.Implementation.
Finally, we emphasize the importance of a strong democratic system, the rule of law, and respect for human rights, gender equality, and the dignity of people.We represent a proud and tenacious democratic country, and we are soberly aware of the challenges we face, but we are determined to overcome these challenges. We will continue to work hard to safeguard human rights, freedom of press, and labor rights for our people.These democratic values constitute a solid foundation for our bilateral relations and trilateral partnerships.These ideals help us build and maintain mutual trust between leaders and between people.Adhering to these common values, we promise to continue working together to solve major problems in our time and build a better future for our descendants of our three countries, India, and the descendants of the world.
Today, the three countries have opened a new chapter in the cooperation between the three sides.
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