President Rodrigo Duterte reveals that he wants North Korea leader Kim Jong-un to be his friend who he calls as the “man of the hour”.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte revealed that North Korea leader Kim Jong-un has a trait that he really idolizes as the latter became one of the most-talked topics last week.
The Chief Executive of the Philippines expressed about it after the historical Summit that happened between the leaders of North and South Korea.
During a media interview on April 29 in Davao City, after he attended ASEAN leaders meeting in Singapore, the President stated that as the world pictures Kim Jong-un as the antagonist in the society, the North Korea leader instantly became a hero and that prompted Duterte to hope that he will remain as that.
After the Summit of Korean leaders, the President also said that Kim now appears to be “amiable, jolly good fellow, and very accommodating”
“Alam mo si — naging idol ko tuloy siya. Kim Jong-un. For all of the time, he was pictured to be the bad boy of the community. But with one master stroke, he is now the hero of everybody. He appear to be amiable, jolly good fellow, and very accommodating. I hope he remains to be that way because nobody is really after him. Just a matter of historical divide which was created there, wala naman kasali ang buong mundo,” Duterte said.
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According to the Philippine President, he wants to meet Kim in person to congratulate the “man of the hour”, based on the article published in Pilipino Star Ngayon.
The Chief Executive also commended the good timing of Kim as the latter did an act of heroism.
Duterte also said that he wants the North Korea leader to consider him as a friend, based on the source.
“So I think that to me, the man of the hour would be Kim Jong-un. And someday, if I get to meet him, I’d like to congratulate him. Sabihin ko sa kanya, “bilib ako sa’yo. Marunong ka mag-timing.” Kaya heroism is sometimes left to chance, otherwise it’s purposely timed. Marunong si… Ituring na lang niya akong isang kaibigan because this will promote — the impact is really, there is less stress now in the Korean Peninsula. And maybe, just maybe, we can avoid a war which nobody can win anyway,” the President said.