China opens consulate in Davao City

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — China will open tomorrow its consulate in this city in a bid to foster closer ties with the Philippines.

Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio are among those expected to attend the opening of the consulate along Acacia street at Juna subdivision.

Governors, mayors, regional directors of various government agencies and military officials in Mindanao as well as members of the diplomatic corps were also invited.

The opening of the consulate in this city was  among those agreed upon during President Duterte’s state visit to China in October 2016.

“Proper arrangements for the diplomatic premises in both countries will be made in the spirit of the 1975 joint communique on the basis of international practice and reciprocity, with priority for the most immediate concerns,” the Philippines and China said in a joint statement at the end of Duterte’s state visit.