PH Ambassador to Turkey bids farewell to Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu, commits to bolstering bilateral relations

Philippine Ambassador to Turkey, Raul S. Hernandez joined by his spouse, Madame Maria Ana Algabre Hernandez, receives a Plaque from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu conveying appreciation for his contributions to TR-PH relations following a farewell call at the Foreign Ministry. (Ankara PE photo)

ANKARA 28 December 2020 – Philippine Ambassador to Turkey Raul S. Hernandez paid a farewell call on Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu at the Foreign Ministry in Ankara on 24 December 2020, to personally thank Foreign Minister and the Turkish government for all the support extended to him, the Embassy, and the Philippine government during his term. 

Ambassador Hernandez acknowledged the robust relationship in political and defense areas of the bilateral relations, thanked Turkey’s active role in the Mindanao Peace Process, particularly as the Chair of the Independent Decommissioning Body (IDB) and support for the socio-economic development of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and agreed on the need to convene the 5th Philippines-Turkey Political Consultations in Ankara and the 2nd Philippines-Turkey Joint Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (JCETC) in Manila soon. 

Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu reaffirmed Turkey’s commitment to bolster relations with the Philippines, including the country’s continued support in the Mindanao peace process. He, likewise, reiterated Turkey’s gratitude to the Philippines for its support to its engagement with ASEAN, emphasizing that the country was conferred the status of Sectoral Dialogue Partner during the Philippines’ Chairmanship of the ASEAN in 2017; and conveyed his appreciation for Ambassador Hernandez’s active chairmanship of the ASEAN Ankara Committee (AAC) and his efforts to advance ASEAN-TR relations during the pandemic. 

Ambassador Hernandez will end his tour of duty as Philippine Ambassador to Turkey, with concurrent jurisdiction over Azerbaijan and Georgia, on 28 December 2020.  He was joined by his spouse, Madame Maria Ana Algabre Hernandez, in the farewell call on the Turkish Foreign Minister. END

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