The Philippines, the United States and Japan on Friday (Manila time) expressed intent to advance their trilateral cooperation on clean energy.<\/p>\n
The commitment was made during the historic trilateral summit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House in Washington DC.<\/p>\n
In a joint statement, the three leaders acknowledged the existential threat of the climate crisis, and cited the need to take urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with a 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit, and accelerate efforts to build clean energy economies.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur three nations seek to expand trilateral cooperation in the Philippines on the deployment of clean energy technologies, including renewable energy projects such as solar and wind, to support energy requirements in the Philippines and help ensure a just energy transition,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJapan, the Philippines, and the United States are working together to expand cooperation for the transition to clean energy and create high-standard, clean energy supply chain jobs across our three nations through the mutually beneficial development of resources in clear, transparent, and fair market competition with strong protections for labor rights and the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marcos, Biden and Kishida also sought to expand the three nations\u2019 partnership on safe and secure civil-nuclear capacity building, as they recognized the Philippines\u2019 request for further training and capacity building for nuclear scientists, engineers, and relevant personnel and policymakers.<\/p>\n
Under the Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) program, the US and Japan plan to co-host a nuclear energy study tour in Japan for nuclear experts and policy decision-makers from the Philippines and other FIRST partner countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also plan to deepen trilateral cooperation on civilian nuclear workforce development through a trilateral dialogue this year, to advance the Philippines\u2019 civil nuclear energy program,\u201d the three leaders said.<\/p>\n
They welcomed the first Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels on March 21. Over 35 countries, including Japan, the Philippines, and the United States, will participate in the event.<\/p>\n
They also expressed support for critical minerals industries as a way to promote resilient and reliable global supply chains for critical minerals.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe share the goal of producing and supplying battery materials and batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems for the global marketplace. The United States, under the International Visitor Leadership Program, plans to manage a clean energy supply chain training program for select participants from Japan and the Philippines,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn addition, the United States and Japan look forward to the Philippines being a founding member of the Minerals Security Partnership Forum, which signifies an important step towards securing and diversifying our collective clean energy supply chains.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Meantime, Marcos, Biden and Kishida called for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, as they condemned the North Korea\u2019s \u201cescalatory threats and unprecedented number of ballistic missile launches, including multiple intercontinental ballistic missile launches, which pose a grave threat to peace and security.\u201d<\/p>\n
They said North Korea\u2019s actions have \u201csevere security implications\u201d for the Indo-Pacific and European regions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe strongly urge the DPRK to comply with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, and refrain from continued development, testing, and transfer of ballistic missiles to any country, including Russia, which has used these missiles against Ukraine,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we continue to affirm our commitment to international law, including the United Nations Charter, we reiterate our unwavering support for Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.\u201d<\/p>\n
They said the threats of nuclear weapon use in the context of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine are \u201cunacceptable,\u201d adding that any use of a nuclear weapon \u201cwould be completely unjustifiable.\u201d<\/p>\n
“To that end, we recall the United Nations General Assembly resolutions stating that no territorial acquisition resulting from the threat or use of force shall be recognized as legal,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
They also urged nuclear weapon states to promote stability and transparency, as well as engage in substantive dialogue on reducing nuclear risks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe reaffirm our joint pursuit of a world without nuclear weapons, with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as its cornerstone,\u201d the three leaders said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs founding members of the \u2018FMCT (Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty) Friends,\u2019 we also call for the immediate commencement of long-overdue negotiations on a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons.\u201d (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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