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Marcos to meet UK Prime Minister Sunak at sidelines of King Charles III coronation

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MANILA - President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Friday said he would meet United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the sidelines of the coronation of King Charles III in London this weekend. The President said they had to adhere to the strict schedule of Buckingham Palace, hence the &quot;casual&quot; meeting with the prime minister.&quot;On the sidelines lang, dahil kung titingnan niyo kung schedule, pagdating ko doon may reception sa Palasyo, sa Buckingham Palace. The next day’s the coronation,&quot; Marcos told reporters in Washington. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/03/23/marcos-to-attend-king-charles-iiis-coronation">Marcos to attend King Charles III&#x27;s coronation</a></li></ul>&quot;Makikipag-usap ako siyempre sa Prime Minister, Prime Minister Sunak pero habang siguro nag-aantay doon sa actual na seremonya ng pag-coronation kay King Charles. So ganun na lang,&quot; he said. &quot;Ang tawag --- ang ginagawa na lang natin pagka may pagkakataon ay maging --- &#x27;lika, usap tayo.&#x27;&quot;He also hoped he would meet more world leaders during the event, adding that several of them have already expressed their intent to meet him. Despite the small interactions he can have with other leaders, he said these should not be downplayed.&quot;And that’s what’s going to happen siguro this time again. Because I cannot see any window where --- of time in the schedule kung saan puwedeng mag-sit down, mag-usap, to exchange notes,&quot; said the President. &quot;Very casual lang ito, very informal pero huwag natin mamaliitin ‘yang mga ganyang klaseng meeting. Dahil kung minsan, ‘yung hindi mo aakalain mangyayari, may nangyayari na napaka-importante pala.&quot;Marcos was set to fly to the United Kingdom on Friday morning (Manila time) from Washington DC. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/28/23/dfa-marcos-in-charles-iii-coronation-to-add-goodwill-between-ph-uk">DFA: Marcos in King Charles III coronation to &#x27;add goodwill&#x27; between PH, UK</a></li></ul>The president attending King Charles III&#x27;s coronation &quot;indicates the high level of commitment of the Philippines to the enhanced partnership launched by the countries in December 2021,&quot; the foreign affairs department earlier said.<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2601648" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Friday said he would meet United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the sidelines of the coronation of King Charles III in London this weekend. 