FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo will represent the country in the expanded Group of Seven Ministerial Meeting in Italy from November 26 to 27, the Department of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
Italy holds the rotating G7 Presidency this year.
“Secretary Manalo is expected to exchange views on Indo-Pacific regional security with the Foreign Ministers of Italy, Canada, France, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The European Union is also represented at the G7 meetings,” the DFA said in a brief statement.
During his stay in Italy, Manalo will also meet with Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States.
“Meetings with senior Italian officials to discuss bilateral relations are being arranged,” the DFA said, adding he is also scheduled to meet with Food and Agricultural Office Director General Qu Dongyo and attend an art exhibit.
The DFA chief will also meet with members of the Filipino community and deliver a lecture at the Sapienza University of Rome.
There are more than 156, 000 Filipinos living and working in Italy.
