Telephone Call between Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. and U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo

PASAY CITY 07 August 2020 – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo yesterday to discuss issues of mutual concern including future regional engagements under the ASEAN-US Plan of Action 2021-2025, the South China Sea and the need for rules-based international order, bilateral security and defense arrangements and the ongoing vaccine development against COVID-19.

Both Secretaries agreed to continue to strengthen the already robust Philippines-U.S. cooperation and the ASEAN-U.S. strategic partnership. END