FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo will leave for Washington, D.
C. next week for the third 2+2 Ministerial Dialog aimed at reaffirming the commitment of the Philippines and the United States as 'treaty allies.'The Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday said Manalo and Department of National Defense Officer in Charge Carlito Galvez will lead the Philippine delegation to 'this policy-level' dialogue.The US side will be led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin 3rd.
These are energy security, strategic trade and investment cooperation, critical and emerging technologies and infrastructure, and supply chains.It will also be an 'important opportunity to substantively progress cooperation in key areas across the breadth of the relationship, including identifying concrete initiatives for promoting regional security, achieving mutual economic prosperity, modernizing the alliance, and countering terrorism and other transnational crimes,' she said.
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