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Duterte berates Canada's Trudeau at end of Philippines summit

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte attacked Canada's Justin Trudeau at the end of a summit of Asian and Western nations for raising questions about his war on drugs, a topic skirted by other leaders, including US President Donald Trump.

 

At the traditional news conference by the host nation at the end of the summit on Tuesday, Duterte was asked how he had responded to the Canadian prime minister raising the issue of human rights and extra-judicial killings in his anti-drugs drive. "I said I will not explain. It is a personal and official insult," the Philippines president said in the course of a rambling answer, although he did not refer to Trudeau by name. "I only answer to the Filipino. I will not answer to any other bullshit, especially foreigners. Lay off."

 

Earlier in the day, Trudeau told a news conference that during his meeting with Duterte "the president was receptive to my comments and it was throughout a very cordial and positive exchange".

 


פרסום ראשון: 11.14.17, 17:58