{"id":161006,"date":"2018-04-21T22:38:48","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T02:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=161006"},"modified":"2018-04-21T22:38:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T02:38:48","slug":"kuwait-ph-discussing-possible-date-for-prrd-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/04\/21\/kuwait-ph-discussing-possible-date-for-prrd-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuwait, PH discussing possible date for PRRD visit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday the Philippine and Kuwaiti governments are still working on a common date for the visit of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to the Gulf state. (ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

KUWAIT\u00a0— The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday the Philippine and Kuwaiti governments are still working on a common date for the visit of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to the Gulf state.<\/p>\n

“We’re working on a date this June, right after Ramadan and hopefully, they’ll come up with a common date,” DFA Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola told reporters at the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait.<\/p>\n

“There’s no exact date yet because the Emir should also be available,” she said, adding that once a date has been mutually agreed upon, the Kuwaiti government will then extend a formal invitation.<\/p>\n

Asked if the upcoming trip would be an official or state visit, Arriola said the country is hoping for the latter.<\/p>\n

“We’re hoping it’s a state visit because there had been an invitation like that but the date couldn’t be settled,” she said.<\/p>\n

During the interview, Arriola extended her gratitude to the Kuwaiti government for being “very cooperative” with the Philippine government.<\/p>\n

Kuwait has granted an amnesty to undocumented Filipino workers in the Gulf state, and moved to extend it for two more months until Sunday, April 22.<\/p>\n

Of the more than 10,000 illegal Filipino workers in Kuwait, the DFA, through its Assistance to Nationals Fund (ATN) has repatriated a total of 4,494 persons, with about 400 more expected by Sunday.<\/p>\n

“We’re very thankful for the State of Kuwait for giving the amnesty program, for being cooperative with us,” Arriola said.<\/p>\n

President Duterte earlier said he will visit the Gulf state to witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the protection of overseas Filipino workers in the country, following the murder of Joanna Demafelis and reported cases of maltreatment and abuses against Filipinos here.<\/p>\n

The first negotiation on the document took place in Manila last March.<\/p>\n

Arriola said the draft is still with the Kuwaiti government for review.<\/p>\n

“We’re still waiting for our Kuwaiti counterparts when they’re ready for the second round of talks,” she said.<\/p>\n

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