PH Ambassador Briefs Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs on PH-AU Relations

Ambassador Hellen De La Vega (centre) met (left to right) Senator Tony Sheldon, Mr. Julian Hill MP, Senator Linda Reynolds, Deputy Chair Senator the Hon David Fawcett, Mr. Gavin Pearce MP, Chair Mr. Shayne Neumann MP and Mr. Michael McCormack MP on 3 July in Parliament. The Ambassador was joined by Defense Attaché Col Eduardo Castillo and First Secretary Corina Reyes. (Canberra PE photo)

CANBERRA, 04 July 2024 – Philippine Ambassador to Australia Ma. Hellen De La Vega met the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade of the Australian Parliament on 03 July 2024 to discuss developments in the bilateral relations of the Philippines and Australia.

The two countries announced the elevation of relations to a Strategic Partnership in September 2023 during the visit of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to Manila. In February 2024, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr delivered an address to Parliament in Canberra as Guest of Government. It was the first time that a president of the Philippines addressed the Australian Parliament. END

Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Chairman the Hon Shayne Neumann MP and Ambassador Hellen De La Vega during their meeting on 03 July 2024 in Parliament. (Canberra PE photo)

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