(L to R) European External Action Service (EEAS) Deputy Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific Paola Pampaloni, EEAS Secretary General Stefano Sannino, Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific Niclas Kvarnström, and Philippine Ambassador to the European Union Jaime Victor B. Ledda by the photo of the signing of the Decision Establishing a new dialogue on Maritime Cooperation on 30 June 2023 signed by DFA Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro and EEAS Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific Gunnar Wiegand, (Photo from Brussels PE)
Philippine Ambassador to the European Union Jaime Victor B. Ledda delivering his remarks at the opening of the photo exhibition 60 Years of PH-EU Relations: A Tapestry of Friendship at EEAS in Brussels, Belgium (Photo from Brussels PE)
14 May 2024, Brussels - Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda opened the 60 Years of PH-EU Relations: A Tapestry of Friendship photo exhibit together with European External Action Service (EEAS) Secretary General Stefano Sannino. The exhibit, organized by the Philippine Mission to the EU and the EEAS, showcases significant milestones in PH-EU relations spanning six decades of partnership and cooperation.
Among the photos on display is a photo of Philippine Ambassador Vicente Singian presenting his credentials to European Economic Community (EEC) Commission President Walter Hallstein, effectively establishing diplomatic ties between the Philippines and the precursor to the present-day European Union, on 12 May 1964.
The exhibit also features seventeen (17) photos on the Philippines’ unique identity as an archipelago and its maritime heritage.
(Left photo; L to R) EEAS Policy Officer for the Philippines Agata Nowicka, EEAS Secretary General Stefano Sannino, Philippine Ambassador to the European Union Jaime Victor B. Ledda, and Philippine Mission to the European Union Minister (EU and ASEAN) Susana Maria L. Mendiola during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the photo exhibition 60 Years of PH-EU Relations: A Tapestry of Friendship. (Right photo) Members of the diplomatic corps at the photo exhibit’s reception. (Photo from Brussels PE)
The exhibit will be on display at the EEAS until 31 May 2024. END
