{"id":171125,"date":"2018-07-16T01:17:17","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T05:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=171125"},"modified":"2018-07-16T01:17:17","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T05:17:17","slug":"pdp-laban-members-to-visit-n-korea-for-first-ever-historic-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/07\/16\/pdp-laban-members-to-visit-n-korea-for-first-ever-historic-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP-Laban members to visit N. Korea for first-ever, historic meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to the senator, the four delegates, Eastern Samar governor and PDP-Laban Vice-President for Visayas Lutgardo B. Barbo, PDP-Laban Public Information Committee chairman Ronwald Munsayac, PDP-Laban Public Information Committee Vice Chairman Raymundo Roquero, and PDP-Laban member Evan Rebadulla will visit on Wednesday, July 18. (PNA File Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Four members of the country\u2019s ruling party is set to fly to Pyongyang for a \u2018historic\u2019 three-day meeting with North Korea\u2019s ruling party \u2013 which also marks the \u2018first-ever\u2019 visit of a Philippine political party to the capital.<\/p>\n

Partido Demoktratiko Pilipino \u2013 Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) President Aquilino Martin \u201cKoko\u201d Pimentel III said that this is \u201cthe historical starting point of a new dynamic relationship with the Workers\u2019 Party of Korea (WPK),\u201d on Sunday, July 15.<\/p>\n

According to the senator, the four delegates, Eastern Samar governor and PDP-Laban Vice-President for Visayas Lutgardo B. Barbo, PDP-Laban Public Information Committee chairman Ronwald Munsayac, PDP-Laban Public Information Committee Vice Chairman Raymundo Roquero, and PDP-Laban member Evan Rebadulla, will visit on Wednesday, July 18.<\/p>\n

He further said that the visit was arranged a year ago after months of communication between the ruling party\u2019s Vice President for International Affairs Raul Lambino and WPK\u2019s vice chair.<\/p>\n

For his part, Lambino confirmed this through a separate statement on Sunday, saying, \u201cThe invitation was extended to us months ago, and we feel that this visit could not have come at a better time.\u201d<\/p>\n

He then said that this meeting is strictly for a party-to-party diplomacy and a more meaningful relationship between the two nations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are hoping that this ground-breaking initiative will open new doors for further talks, and new opportunities for a more meaningful relationship between our two peoples,\u201d Lambino added.<\/p>\n

Both parties will be signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) “affirming their friendship and promoting greater understanding and more meaningful party-to-party talks in the future.”<\/p>\n

In a separate statement, also on Sunday, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary and PDD-Laban National Vice Chairman Alfonso Cusi said that the ruling party is prepared to assist the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for closer ties with North Korea.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PDP-Laban delegation is charged with the task of forging closer party-to-party and people-to-people ties between our two countries. We offer to the DFA our services to help establish more formal relations between our governments,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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