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HIGHLIGHTS: Marcos at ASEAN-EU Summit in Belgium

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HIGHLIGHTS: Marcos at ASEAN-EU Summit in Belgium

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flies out of the country again to participate in the commemorative ASEAN-EU Summit in Belgium from December 11 to 15. This is his first visit to the European continent as President and his sixth foreign visit since he assumed the presidency six months ago on June 30. 

Marcos will be speaking at the ASEAN-EU Summit, where members of two major regional bloc – the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) – will be speaking. He will also be the closing keynote at the 10th ASEAN-EU Business Summit. 

The President is also set to hold 10 bilateral meetings with key European countries, as well as the European Union, on the sidelines of the events. 

Follow this page for updates and analysis from Manila and Belgium. 

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