Anand Meets Philippines' Foreign Affairs Chief Lazaro
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand met with Philippines Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro to discuss strengthening bilateral ties. The two nations agreed to negotiate a new plan of action for their strategic partnership and reaffirmed their commitment to free trade and regional security.
Why it matters
Strengthening Canada-Philippines relations is a key component of Canada's broader Indo-Pacific strategy to counter regional instability.
Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Her Excellency Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, the Philippines Secretary of Foreign Affairs, at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Post Ministerial Conference in Manila, Philippines.
Minister Anand thanked Secretary Lazaro and the Philippines for hosting this year's ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and said she looked forward to building on the momentum from Secretary Lazaro's visit to Canada earlier this month.
During their meeting, Minister Anand and Secretary Lazaro agreed to launch negotiations for a new plan of action to serve as the guiding framework of the Canada-Philippines Strategic Partnership that was announced earlier this month in Vancouver by Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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