The Philippines committee to back Timor-Leste's Asean bid, says Foreign Affairs Secretary


MANILA, May 25 (Bernama-PNA): The Philippines will continue supporting Timor-Leste’s membership bid to become a regular member of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean), incoming Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro reaffirmed on Saturday.

According to the Philippine News Agency (PNA), Lazaro, currently the Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and Asean Affairs, represented Manila in the Asean Senior Officials’ Meeting on May 24 in preparation for the 46th Asean Summit and Related Meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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