S Jaishankar
India-Philippines: S Jaishankar, Enrique Manalo discuss issues related to broader cooperation during JCBC meeting
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and visiting Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo co-chaired the 5th India-Philippines Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) where the two leaders discussed issues related to broad cooperation.
S Jaishankar tweeted: " Just concluded a productive and comprehensive meeting of the 5th India-Philippines Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation with @SecManalo."
"Our talks covered enhancing contacts and broadening cooperation as we head towards the 75th anniversary of our diplomatic ties," he said.
Just concluded a productive and comprehensive meeting of the 5th India-Philippines Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation with @SecManalo .
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) June 29, 2023
Our talks covered enhancing contacts and broadening cooperation as we head towards the 75th anniversary of our diplomatic ties.
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Jaishanakr said the agenda of the meeting covered defence, maritime security , counter-terrorism and transnational crimes
"Our agenda today covered defence, maritime security , counter-terrorism and transnational crimes. As also our growing economic ties, including in trade & investments; development cooperation; health & pharma; tourism; air services; agriculture; fintech; S&T and space cooperation," Jaishankar said.
"Noted the importance of greater people to people ties, specifically in tourism and education sectors," he said.
Jaishankar said: "Recognized our strong collaboration in ASEAN and in multilateral forums. As Indo-Pacific countries, underlined our strong convergence on key issues."
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