ICT, creative industry agreements in Marcos’ agenda for France visit
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will embark on a state visit to France to secure information and communications technology (ICT), creative industry, and film co-production partnerships.
French Ambassador to the Philippines Michele Boccoz said that Marcos agreed to visit France before the end of June 2023.
Paris and Manila are currently working on the trip’s deliverables, which could include agreements on creative industries, film co-production, and information and communications technology (ICT), among others.
Boccoz said that other areas of priority include food security, energy, maritime security, climate change, and biodiversity, including people-to-people ties.
“There’s a lot of interest so we hope that we might have more concrete plans before the time of the visit,” Boccoz said.
