PH Ambassador to Austria Meets Salzburg Governor
Ambassador to Austria Maria Cleofe Natividad exchanges views and ideas with Salzburg Governor Dr. Wilfried Haslauer at a meeting held in the Federal Parliament in Salzburg City on 28 March 2019. (Vienna PE photo)
VIENNA 19 March 2019 – Ambassador to Austria Maria Cleofe R. Natividad met with Salzburg Federal State Governor Dr. Wilfried Haslauer at the Federal Parliament in Salzburg City on 28 February 2019.
Also present at the meeting were Honorary Consul to Salzburg Thomas Wagner, and his father, retired Honorary Consul General Peter Wagner Sr.
During the meeting, Ambassador Natividad raised the possibility of pursuing the conclusion of a nursing agreement with Austria that would address the growing need for healthcare workers in the country. For his part, Governor Haslauer welcomed the prospect of an agreement between governments on Filipino nurses, who are seen in Austria as resilient, polite, and qualified German-speaking professionals.
The Ambassador also conveyed to the Governor her goal of further advancing cultural relations between the Philippines and Austria, specifically through exchanges of musical talents, and through a potential sister-city agreement between Salzburg and a like-minded city in the Philippines.
The meeting then concluded with a symbolic exchange of tokens. Both Ambassador Natividad and Governor Haslauer expressed their fervent hope that bilateral relations will be further strengthened when the Philippines and Austria celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties in 2021. END
Ambassador to Austria Maria Cleofe Natividad signs the guest book of the Parliament in the presence of Salzburg Governor Dr. Wilfried Haslauer, as well as Honorary Consul Thomas Wagner, and his father, retired Honorary Consul-General Peter Wagner Sr. (Vienna PE photo)
A scenic view of the morning in Salzburg before the meeting, a countryside known by Filipinos as the famous location and setting of the film “The Sound of Music.” (Vienna PE photo)
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