Philippines seeks Duterte visits to Japan, China late October: foreign ministry sources

Reuters

Published Sep 22, 2016 09:34PM ET

Philippines seeks Duterte visits to Japan, China late October: foreign ministry sources

MANILA (Reuters) - Diplomats in the Philippines are in talks with counterparts in Japan and China to try and arrange visits for President Rodrigo Duterte at the end of next month, foreign ministry officials in Manila said on Friday.

Dates were still being worked out for the proposed trips, several officials said, remaining anonymous because they were not authorized to speak to media.