MANILA, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte left on Wednesday for Hanoi, Vietnam for an overnight working visit.
"I will be in Vietnam to further strengthen our strategic partnership," Duterte said in his departure speech at the Manila international airport.
"I look forward to renewing the ties of friendship between the Philippines and Vietnam and reaffirm the commitment to work closer to achieve shared goals for our countries and peoples." he said.
Specifically, Duterte said that both Southeast Asian countries "will seek to identify emerging areas of partnership particularly in the fields of maritime security and law enforcement."
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