PH Ambassador Meets with German-PH Chamber of Commerce Executive Director

Ambassador-designate to Germany Theresa Dizon-De Vega meets with GPCCI Executive Director Martin Henkelmann on PH-Germany Business Prospects (Berlin PE photo)

BERLIN 13 June 2019 — Ambassador-designate to Germany Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc (GPCCI) Executive Director Martin Henkelmann, who was in Germany to attend the German-Asian Business Dialogue and an Enterprise Europe business event in Stuttgart.

Ambassador Dizon-De Vega was joined by First Secretary and Consul Catherine Torres, as well as Philippine Trade and Investment Center’s (PTIC) Commercial Counselor Althea Antonio and Van Tan. In Stuttgart, Philippine Honorary Consul Dr. Axel Neumarh likewise met with Mr. Henkelmann.

At the meeting on 05 June 2019, both the Embassy’s Economic Team and Mr. Henkelmann, now on his half-year mark with the GPCCI in Manila, had an active discussion on ongoing initiatives from both sides to further promote mutual goals of enhancing Philippines-Germany commercial relations.

The past few months have seen a flurry of activities on the Philippine and German sides with continued active participation of the Philippines in trade and commercial fairs in Germany and Philippines active participation in conferences including the recently held Asia Pacific Week Berlin, with a delegation led by Trade and Industry Undersecretary Rafaelita Aldaba and strong Philippine Start-Up Sector private delegation. The Philippines is slated to participate in the July Asia Pacific Forum in Bayern featuring New Clark City.

The GPCCI just concluded the successful “Mabuhay Germany” event in Manila and will host more discussions on Aviation and other major industry sectors in the Philippines. GPCCI will likewise organize and welcome more visiting German business delegations for the remainder of 2019.  END

German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc (GPCCI) Executive Director Martin Henkelmann with Philippine Honorary Consul Axel Neumahr in Stuttgart where he attended the International Beratungstag 2019. (PHHC photo)

Ambassador Dizon-De Vega with GPCCI Exec. Dir Henkelmann, Consul Catherine Torres, Commercial Counsellor Althea Antonio, PTIC’s Van Tan. (Berlin PE photo)

For more information, visit  www.berlinpe.dfa.gov.ph, www.philippine-embassy.de or https://www.facebook.com/PHinGermany.