도널드트럼프 미대통령은 토요일에 아태 지역 지도자들과 회의했던 로드리고 두테르테 (Rodrigo Duterte)필리핀 대통령과 마약 전쟁 및 국가 동맹에 관해 전화를 통해 논의한 후에 필리핀대통령을 워싱턴에 초청했다고 백악관이 밝혔다.
Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited his Philippine counterpart to Washington in a “friendly” call in which the leaders discussed Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs and their countries’ alliance, the White House said.
Duterte는 마약전쟁에서 수천 명의 목숨을 앗아가면서 인권에 대한 범죄 가능성을 인권 단체로부터 경고받고 있는데, 그는 인류에 대한 잔인한 탄압을 가한다는 국제 비난에 직면 해있다.
Duterte has faced international condemnation for his brutal crackdown on crime, which has claimed thousands of lives and led to warnings from rights groups about a possible crime against humanity.
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백악관은 작년에 모두 선출된 두 지도자는 필리핀 정부가 마약을 없애려는 노력과 북한의 지역 안보 위협에 관한 논의를 포함해 "매우 우호적인 대화"를 가졌다고 말했다.
"트럼프 대통령은 또한 듀테르테 대통령을 백악관에 초청해 미국 - 필리핀 동맹의 중요성을 논의하고자한다. 이는 현재 매우 긍정적인 방향으로 나아가고있다.
The White House said the two leaders, who were both elected to office last year, had “a very friendly conversation” that included discussion about the Philippine government’s efforts to “rid its country of drugs” and the regional security threat posed by North Korea.
“President Trump also invited President Duterte to the White House to discuss the importance of the United States-Philippines alliance, which is now heading in a very positive direction,” the statement said.
필리핀과 미국과의 오랜 동맹 관계를 완화하려는 Duterte의 노력에 대한 우려가 있어왔다. 중국과의 분쟁을 일으킨 남지나해 대부분을 장악하려는 중국 정부는 이웃 나라들을 경계했다.
Duterte는 인권에 대한 위선적인 인식에 대해서 필리핀의 과거의 식민 통치자를 정기적으로 공격했고, 작년에 마약 전쟁을 비판한 바락 오바마 전 대통령에게 "창녀의 아들"이라는 브랜드를 붙였다.
백악관은 트럼프 대통령이 두테르테 (Duterte)와 대화를 즐겼으며 11 월 필리핀에서 개최된 미국 - 아세안 및 동아시아 정상 회담에 참석하기를 고대했다.
There has been concern about Duterte’s efforts to loosen the Philippines’ long-standing alliance with the US as he looks to court China, whose push to control most of the disputed South China Sea has alarmed neighbours.
Duterte has regularly hit out at the Philippines’ one-time colonial ruler for perceived hypocrisy over human rights and last year branded then US president Barack Obama a “son of a whore” for criticizing the drug war.
The White House said Trump “enjoyed the conversation” with Duterte, and looked forward to attending the key US-ASEAN and East Asia summits in the Philippines in November.
Vice President Mike Pence had announced earlier this month that Trump would attend the Asian meetings as a sign of “unwavering commitment” to the region.
Duterte’s spokesman Ernesto Abella confirmed Trump’s invitation, although he gave no indication of when the visit would take place.
Philippine police have reported killing 2,724 people as part of Duterte’s anti-drug campaign, although authorities insist the shootings have been in self defence.
Many thousands of others have been killed by shadowy vigilantes, according to rights groups.
A Philippine lawyer last week filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court accusing Duterte of mass murder, alleging his war on drugs had led to about 8,000 deaths.
Duterte’s pledge to stop the country turning into a narco-state has proved wildly popular with millions of Filipinos looking for a quick solution to crime and corruption.
Over the weekend some Southeast Asian leaders attending a regional summit in Manila also expressed support for the drug war, including Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo.