Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo Visits Viet Nam for the 10th PH-VN Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation
Vietnamese Foreign Minister, H.E. Bui Thanh Son, welcomes Philippine Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo during the 10th Philippines – Viet Nam Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation held in Hanoi from 01 to 02 August 2023. (Photo courtesy of VN MOFA)
VIET NAM 07 August 2023 – Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo recently led the Philippine delegation to the 10th Philippines-Viet Nam Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) held in Hanoi from 01 to 02 August 2023. The official visit to Viet Nam is Secretary Manalo’s first bilateral visit to an ASEAN member country in his capacity as Foreign Affairs Secretary.
The JCBC, which was co-chaired by Viet Nam’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, discussed how to further bolster the PH-VN Strategic Partnership. Among the areas of cooperation discussed in detail were defense, maritime cooperation, economic, and people-to-people ties.
On 1 August 2023, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs also delivered a policy speech at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam DAV) on the Philippines - Viet Nam Strategic Partnership in the Age of Change. SFA Manalo is the first ASEAN Foreign Minister to give a speech at the DAV.
The visit also allowed for an opportunity to conduct the first bilateral political consultation between high level officials of the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs and Viet Nam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On the last day of his official visit, Secretary Manalo also paid a country call on Viet Nam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. END
Members of the Philippine and Vietnamese delegation headed by Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son discuss measures to effectively implement the bilateral cooperation between the two countries during the second day of the 10th Philippines – Vietnam Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation held in Hanoi. (Photo courtesy of VN MOFA)
Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo during his courtesy call on Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chin during his two-day official visit in Hanoi. (Photo courtesy of VN MOFA)
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