PHILIPPINES, SLOVAK REPUBLIC SIGN BILATERAL ACCORD ON POLITICAL CONSULTATION MECHANISM 19 October 2014 - The Philippines and the Slovak Republic signed a bilateral agreement on the establishment of political consultation mechanism at the sidelines of the 10th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Milan, Italy where 51 heads of states and governments gathered to discuss and identify further steps of enhancing cooperation between the two regions. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario and Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčak signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of Political Consultation Mechanism between the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic which provides a tool for conducting bilateral consultations at a deputy minister or high-ranking official level between the two institutions to review the developments in the political, economic, consular, cultural, technological and scientific areas of the two country’s relations. Both officials committed to identifying more opportunities for increased trade and economic relations particularly of Slovak investments in the Philippine car parts manufacturing sector, energy, power transmission, water management and other infrastructure. Secretary Del Rosario also invited the Slovak official to look into possible cooperation in Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects, agriculture and education sectors. On Philippine advocacy to the primacy of rule of law in resolving maritime disputes, Deputy Prime Minister Lajčak conveyed his government’s support towards peaceful settlement and respect for international conventions and that his country opposes any unilateral actions that can intensify tensions in the South China Sea. Diplomatic relations with the Slovak Republic were formally established on 1 January 1993 during the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The Philippines had established relations with the former State in the 1970s and had concluded several agreements on cooperation on culture, trade, science and technology, agriculture and air traffic. An agreement on the waiver of visas for diplomatic and official passports was signed in 2001 with the independent Slovakia. The Deputy Prime Minister invited Secretary Del Rosario to visit Slovakia in December. END
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 11:21:01 +0000
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