Press Announcement on the Second Philippines-Japan

Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting (2+2)

MANILA 28 June 2024 -- Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs KAMIKAWA Yoko and Minister of Defense KIHARA Minoru, will undertake an official visit to Manila to meet with Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo and Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr., for the convening of the 2nd Philippines-Japan Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting (“2+2”) on 08 July 2024.

The four Ministers are expected to discuss bilateral and defense and security issues affecting the region, and exchange views on regional and international issues. During the visit, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of National Defense will hold separate bilateral meetings with their counterparts to discuss areas of mutual concern.

The 2+2 Foreign and Defense Ministers Meeting is the highest consultative mechanism between the PH and JP to date. It is a platform to further strengthen the decade-old Strategic Partnership of PH and Japan. The inaugural 2+2 was held in April 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.   END