FERDINAND ROMUALDEZ MARCOS JR.
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
ENRIQUE A. MANALO
SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
JAIME VICTOR B. LEDDA
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ASEAN Brussels Committee and COASI Directors Hold Breakfast Discussion
On 21 February 2025, the ASEAN Brussels Committee (ABC) and Timor Leste met with members of the Asia Oceania Working Party (COASI) in a breakfast discussion, through the facilitation of the European External Action Service (EEAS). The breakfast discussion was co-chaired by ABC Chair and Philippine Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda and Mr. Niclas Kvarnström, EEAS Managing Director for Asia and Pacific.
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Ambassador Ledda Meets Cambodian Counterpart in Brussels, Highlights Bilateral and ASEAN Cooperation
BRUSSELS, 25 February 2025 – Philippine Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the European Union Jaime Victor B. Ledda welcomed Cambodian Ambassador Kimsour Sovannary for a courtesy call at the Philippine Embassy in Brussels on 25 February, reaffirming the strong ties between the two ASEAN member states.
Discussions touched on recent high-level engagements, including Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s official visit to Manila, where he met with President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to explore avenues for deeper cooperation in trade, investment, and regional security. Both envoys cited the momentum in bilateral relations and expressed optimism about sustaining dialogue across key sectors.
ASEAN BRUSSELS COMMITTEE AND GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL AMBASSADORS HAVE FRUITFUL EXCHANGE
On 18 February 2025, the ASEAN Brussels Committee (ABC) held a working lunch for Ambassadors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), hosted by H.E. Soe Lynn Han, Ambassador of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
The ABC and GCC Ambassadors affirmed the strong and dynamic relations between the two regions, highlighting the flourishing economic cooperation and deep history of people-to-people ties. The two sides recalled the historic meeting of leaders at the first ASEAN-GCC Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in October 2023, resulting in the Framework of Cooperation covering 2024 to 2028.
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AMBASSADOR LEDDA HIGHLIGHTS ASEAN’S PROGRESS ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FORUM ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda joined other high-level panelists in a forum on disaster preparedness held at the European Parliament in Brussels on 18 February 2025.
The forum was organized by the EU Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis Management Ms. Hadja Lahbib, along with Members of European Parliament (MEPs) Barry Andrews, Wouter Beke, Gregory Allione and Pascal Arimont. The panel also featured Special Representative Mr. Kamal Kishore of the Office of the UN Undersecretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction (UN DRR) and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Chief of Staff Mr. Christopher Rassi.
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