With security conference the first stop, DFA chief embarks on 6-day trip to Munich, London

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Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo will be in a six-day official trip to Munich and London, where he is expected to attend an international security conference and meet with several high-ranking officials, the agency's spokesperson said on Thursday, Feb. 13.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/13/with-security-conference-the-first-stop-dfa-chief-embarks-on-6-day-trip-to-munich-london  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manilabulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00On February 14-19, 2025, Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo will embark on visits

00:11to Munich, Germany and London, United Kingdom.

00:15The Secretary's trips aim to exchange views with several international partners on regional

00:20developments and discuss means to further strengthen bilateral relations, including

00:26the commitment to safeguard a rule space, international order and the rule of law.

00:32Secretary Manalo will be in Germany to participate in the 61st Munich Security Conference, or

00:38MSC, on February 14-16.

00:42The Secretary will be a lead discussant in the roundtable discussion on making waves

00:47maritime tensions in the Indo-Pacific on February 15.

00:52The Munich Security Conference, held annually, is a prominent forum for debate and dialogue

00:58on international security policy and attended by foreign ministers, defense ministers, business

01:04leaders, think tanks and civil society.

01:08Secretary Manalo last attended the 59th Munich Security Conference in 2023.

01:14At the sidelines of the MSC, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs is also scheduled to hold

01:20several meetings with his counterparts, including Mr. Marco Antonio Rubio, Secretary of State

01:26of the United States of America, and Ms. Cahakalas, Vice President and High Representative for

01:33Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Commission.

01:37From Munich, the Secretary will proceed to London to hold bilateral meetings with UK

01:42officials.

01:43He will also engage the corporate network of Asia Society and have an interactive dialogue

01:48with members of the Chatham House.

01:51Asia House is an independent think tank and advisory services organization which facilitates

01:57high-level dialogues between companies and governments in Asia, Europe and the Middle

02:02East to enable political, economic and commercial engagements.

02:06Chatham House, on the other hand, is one of the oldest and most well-known think tanks

02:11in the world, which hosts speaking engagements of prominent government leaders, publishes

02:16independent peer-reviewed reports and research papers, and maintains a network of experts

02:22who provide in-depth commentaries on world events.

02:26Secretary Manalo's visits come at a pivotal moment following the Philippine celebration

02:31of the 70th anniversary of bilateral relations with Germany last year and ahead of the 80th

02:37anniversary of diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom next year.

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