Philippines President Bongbong Marcos to attend Asean-EU summit


Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks before relief assistance is given to victims of Typhoon Nalgae at an elementary school in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. - AP

MANILA, Nov 6 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will attend the Asean-EU (European Union) Summit in Brussels, Belgium, in December, where regional leaders are expected to discuss a free trade deal with the EU, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Before his trip to Belgium, the President will participate in the Association of Southeast Nations (Asean) Summit in Cambodia and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Thailand, Foreign Assistant Secretary Daniel Espiritu told a press briefing in Malacañang on Friday.

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