Kinumpirma ni Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau na kanyang nabanggit kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang isyu ng human rights.
Nangyari ito sa Association of Southeast Asian Nation o ASEAN – Canada Commemorative Summit kasama si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte bilang chair ng ASEAN.
Ayon kay Trudeau, malaki ang pagpapahalaga ng Canada sa karapatang pantao at pag-iral ng Rule of Law kaya naman nagpahayag ito ng pagkabahala sa isyu ng human rights at extra judicial killings (EJK’s) sa Pilipinas.
As I mentioned to President Duterte, we are concerned with human rights, with the extra judicial killings… impressed upon him the need to respect to rule of law and as always offered Canada’s support and help as a friend to help you forward on what is the real challenge.
Maliban dito, napag-usapan din sa pulong ang ukol sa tone-toneladang basura na ibinagsak ng Canada sa Pilipinas noong 2013.
Tiniyak ni Trudeau na hinahanapan na ng solusyon ng gobyerno ng Canada ang naturang problema.
There is still number of questions around: Who will pay for? Where the financial responsibility is? Where the consequences are? This was not the origins, a commercial transaction, did not involve governments.
But I expressed to President Duterte the assurance of my officials both here in the Philippines and back in Canada, we will continue to work on this, hopefully resolved this situation.
