Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. and European Union High Representative-Vice President Josep Borrell discussed regional and bilateral matters during their meeting on December 12 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
The two officials talked about preparations for the Asean-EU commemorative summit in 2022 to mark the 45th anniversary of the two bloc’s dialogue relations.
Locsin imparted that the Philippines takes its role as coordinator of the summit seriously and for the next three years, it will work with both regions to push forward cooperative partnerships on issues of mutual concern.
Opportunities to deepen Philippine-EU bilateral relations in the areas of trade, maritime cooperation, and human rights were likewise tackled.