VISIT OF H.E. BORIS PISTORIUS, FEDERAL MINISTER OF DEFENCE OF GERMANY

August 5, 2024

Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. and German Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius (hereinafter referred to as “Ministers”) met in Manila, Philippines on August 4, 2024, marking the first ever visit to the Philippines by a German Federal Defense Minister.

The occasion served as a follow-up to then Department of National Defense Officer-in-Charge, Senior Undersecretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr.’s meeting with Minister Pistorius on June 3, 2023, on the sidelines of the 20th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), where both sides discussed prospects for deepening defense cooperation towards the shared goal of upholding peace and stability. The meeting also coincided with the 70th anniversary of Philippines-Germany diplomatic relations, which was formally established in 1954.

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