Prince Attends FEALAC In Manila

Manila - His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, yesterday attended the opening of the Plenary of the second Foreign Ministers Meeting for the forum of East Asia-Latin America Cooperation, FEALAC.

It was held at the Philippines International Convention .Centre in Manila. RTB reported.

The plenary session was co-chaired by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, Ms Delia Domingo Albert and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Ms Carolina Barco.

At the session, the Ministers approved the admission of Nicaragua and Guatemala as new members of FEALAC. With the approval of the two memberships, FEALAC now has 32 member countries from East Asia and Latin America.

After the opening session of the second FEALAC Foreign Ministers, His Royal Highness joined other Ministers for a brief ceremony to unveil FEALAC marker at the Tagaytay (pro-Tagaitai) Convention Centre in Tagaytay City, a one-and-a-half hour drive from Manila.

The marker commemorates the coming together of the 32 FEALAC foreign Ministers that aims to strengthen friendship and cooperation between the regions of East Asia and Latin America.

Through the forum, Brunei would like to get the potential benefits from its membership in FEALAC. Therefore, Brunei encourages active participation of its lead agencies and academia in coming up with project proposals which address requirements of the country in areas such as in SMEs, education, science and technology and cultural exchanges.

His Royal Highness then attended a luncheon given by Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines. The Foreign Ministers later attended the FEALAC Ministerial Retreat held in Tagaytay Highlands.

The Ministerial Retreat is a more relaxed and informal mechanism by which the Foreign Ministers are able to interact with their counterparts and discuss matters of mutual interest to their country. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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