H.E. Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda and H.E. Birgit Stevens, Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, discuss Philippines-Belgium bilateral relations on 18 February 2025.

18 February 2025 - H.E. Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda paid a courtesy call on H.E. Birgit Stevens, the recently-appointed Director-General for Bilateral Affairs of the Belgian Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, as part of the Philippine Embassy’s efforts to sustain the flourishing bilateral ties between the Philippines and Belgium

Ambassador Ledda and Director-General Stevens both affirmed the varied areas of cooperation where the Philippines and Belgium can work together, including, among others, on increasing trade and investment activities, especially in the pharmaceutical, renewable energy, and semiconductor industries, space cooperation, maritime cooperation, migration issues, and cultural promotion activities. They also exchanged views on issues of concern, such as the situation in the South China Sea, where both emphasized the Philippines’ and Belgium’s steadfast commitment to international law and the rules-based international order.

Both Ambassador Ledda and Director-General Stevens also looked forward to continued progress in the areas under the Philippines–Belgium Joint Plan of Action 2023-2027 and undertook to work together closely in the lead up to the 80th anniversary of the establishment of Philippines–Belgium diplomatic relations in 2026.