New Delhi: At the invitation of External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, Enrique A. Manalo will visit India from 27-30 June 2023 to co-chair 5th India-Philippines Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC), to be held on 29 June 2023 in New Delhi.

"During the meeting, both sides will review the entire gamut of bilateral relations including political, defence, security, maritime cooperation, trade & investment, health, tourism, agriculture, financial technology and will also discuss regional & multilateral issues of mutual interest," read the statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.

During his visit, Secretary Manalo will also call on the Vice-President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Secretary Manalo will deliver the 42nd Sapru House Lecture as a joint project under the MoU signed between the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) of Philippines and the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) in November 2017.

The visit will provide an opportunity to comprehensively review bilateral relations between India and Philippines and to explore ways to further deepen and strengthen them.