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Lazaro meets with ASEAN counterparts in 1st overseas trip as DFA chief
Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro met with ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn in Kuala Lumpur to discuss the Philippines' preparations for its 2026 ASEAN chairmanship.
The Philippines will assume the rotating chairmanship of the 10-member ASEAN bloc in January 2026, hosting various meetings and summits.
Kao congratulated Lazaro on her recent appointment as the country's top diplomat and exchanged views on issues of importance to ASEAN.
The two officials also discussed the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and its Strategic Plans.
Secretary Lazaro expressed her expectation of support from the ASEAN Secretariat to advance a people-oriented, people-centered, and rules-based ASEAN.
Lazaro's meeting with Kao occurred on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting.
During her first overseas trip as DFA chief, Lazaro also met with her counterparts from Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand.
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