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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
Brudirect.com
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