APF Canada to Host Philippines Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo During Canadian Tour to Strengthen Bilateral Relations
2024年5月7日 - 5:43AM
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada invites members of the media
to attend a special event with
Enrique A. Manalo,
Philippines Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on May 7, 2024.
Secretary Manalo will present a foreign policy keynote address
entitled “The Indo-Pacific Region in the Eyes of the Philippines:
Navigating Through Uncharted Waters” in downtown Vancouver as part
of APF Canada’s
Indo-Pacific Leaders Speakers
Series.
When: Tuesday, May
7, 2024, from 9 a.m. PT to 10:30 a.m. PTWhere:
Room 1300-1500, Segal Building, Simon Fraser University, 500
Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 1W6Media
Registration (mandatory): events@asiapacific.ca
Secretary Manalo, a career diplomat and expert in multilateral
diplomacy who served as the Philippine Permanent Representative to
the United Nations prior to his appointment as Foreign Affairs
Secretary in 2022, will discuss fostering closer ties and enhancing
co-operation with Canada for the collective prosperity and
stability of the Indo-Pacific.
Vancouver will be the first stop on Secretary Manalo’s May 6-10
Canadian tour, which will also take him to Ottawa and Toronto for
meetings with senior government officials, including Canada’s
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly.
APF Canada’s May 7 event will include opening remarks by
The Hon. Bruce Ralston, British
Columbia’s Minister Responsible for the Consular Corps and Minister
of Forests, denoting the importance of the Philippines to B.C. as
well as Canada. A panel discussion will follow Secretary Manalo’s
address and explore avenues for mutual benefit, address common
challenges, and capitalize on emerging opportunities in the
bilateral relationship.
“The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is honoured to welcome
Secretary Manalo to Vancouver – Canada’s gateway to Asia,”
said APF Canada’s Vice-president Research & Strategy,
Vina Nadjibulla. “Secretary Manalo’s visit to Canada comes
at a time of real momentum and tremendous opportunity in
Canada-Philippines relations. The Philippines is a key bilateral
and regional partner at the heart of Canada’s Indo-Pacific
strategy.”
Added Nadjibulla: “As maritime nations and fellow democracies,
Canada and the Philippines share a similar outlook on regional and
global security dynamics, including on the South China Sea, and are
united by a commitment to maintaining a rules-based international
order, upholding and protecting democracy, and combatting the
adverse effects of climate change.”
This year, Canada and the Philippines mark 75 years of
diplomatic relations, a relationship comprising unparalleled
people-to-people ties and exchanges among government, business, and
civil society. More than one million Canadians trace their origins
to the Philippines.
According to the Philippines Department of Foreign
Affairs, Secretary Manalo’s bilateral meetings with
Canadian cabinet ministers will touch on matters of mutual interest
and concern, including defence co-operation, cybersecurity,
maritime co-operation and upholding a rules-based international
order in the Indo-Pacific, enhancing trade and investment, and
developing technical co-operation in the areas of food, energy,
critical minerals, and climate change.
Secretary Manalo will also meet with members of the
Canada-Philippines Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group, discussing
people-to-people linkages, including issues related to credentials
recognition and education.
Contacts:
Media
Michael RobertsCommunications Director | Directeur des
communicationsAsia Pacific Foundation of Canada | Fondation Asie
Pacifique du Canadamichael.roberts@asiapacific.ca