PH Ambassador to Brazil Presents Credentials to Venezuelan President

Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu B. Mauro (right) presents her credentials to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (left) on 09 January 2020. (Brasilia PE photo)

VENEZUELA 17 January 2020 –– Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu B. Mauro presented her credentials to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the non-resident Philippine Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on 09 January 2020.

The Philippines and Venezuela, which have enjoyed diplomatic relations for the last 52 years, reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen and expand the existing cooperation and ties between the two countries.

President Maduro, who considers the Philippines as an important partner in Southeast Asia, wishes for the Philippines and Venezuela to work in a unified way to continue deepening cooperation in the political, cultural, energy, and economic spheres. He also expressed his dearest wish to meet President Rodrigo Roa Duterte personally.

Ambassador Mauro on her part assured President Maduro of the Philippines’ good will and best wishes to him and the Venezuelan people. She extended the expressed hope for President Maduro to visit the Philippines in the near future. END

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