We are in contact with the government on how best to work on our development assistance,” Jessen told reporters at the University of Santo Tomas where he spoke before a cultural event. Duterte said he would rather deal with deal with Russia and China as the Western world was engaged in “double talk.”“Why? Because the Western world, the EU, and everything – it’s all this double talk. “In the guise of human rights, countries like EU and America are interfering [with]the affairs of other nations,” he added. On Monday, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano told reporters he would meet with Jessen upon his arrival next week from Russia.

Source: Manila Times May 23, 2017 16:30 UTC