(Above) Undersecretary Manalo (left side, middle) discusses various issues on ASEAN. To his left are: Ambassador Denis Yap Lepatan, Minister and Consul General Josephine M. Reynante
and other members of the Philippine delegation. (Below) Undersecretary Manalo (middle, looking at camera) continues his discussion on ASEAN and Philippine priorities in ASEAN.
Undersecretary for Policy Enrique A. Manalo held a roundtable discussion (RTD) on ASEAN with members of the Swiss think tanks on 2 July 2019 in Berne.
During the event, Undersecretary Manalo discussed various issues, including the Philippines’ priorities as Country Coordinator of the ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations, highlights of the 34th ASEAN Summit held on 20-23 June 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand, and updates on the negotiations towards the adoption of a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea.
Above photo: Undersecretary Enrique A. Manalo (left) exchanges views on various issues during the RTD; Right photo: (L-R) OEA Assistant Secretary Amelita Aquino, Undersecretary Manalo
Mr. Peter Martin Freudenstein and Mr. Markus Herrmann of foraus, and Amb. Denis Yap Lepatan during informal talks prior to the roundtable discussion
Present during the routable discussion were Mr. Markus Herrmann and Mr. Peter Martin Freudenstein of foraus and former Swiss Ambassador Daniel Woker of Share-an-Ambassador. Also present during the briefing were Ambassador Denis Yap Lepatan, Assistant Secretary for the Office of European Affairs Amelita Aquino, Minister and Consul General Josephine M. Reynante and other officials of the Philippine Embassy in Berne and the Department of Foreign Affairs.
The roundtable discussion was held on the sidelines of the 8th Political Consultations between the Philippines and Switzerland held on 03 July 2019 in Berne, Switzerland. –end-
