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Philippines: Diplomatic Relations

Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UIN 20415, tabled on 25 February 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the President of the Philippines in the last three months.

Answered on

3 March 2020

The Foreign Secretary has not held discussions with President Rodrigo Duterte in the last three months. Senior UK officials met with Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Enrique Manalo, during high level talks in London in November 2019.

The UK/Philippine bilateral relationship is strong and wide-ranging, including high level discussions on defence, economic development, climate change, human rights and consular issues.

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