Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Theresa Lazaro and India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met at the start of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to follow up on recent strategic partnership discussions.
In an X post on Monday, September 22, Lazaro expressed her gratitude to Jaishankar and reaffirmed both countries’ commitment to being strategic partners.
“Our discussion today reaffirms our two countries’ commitment as Strategic Partners to actively develop cooperation in political, defence and security, the maritime domain, etc,” she said.
For his part, Jaishankar also expressed his gratitude to the Foreign Affairs secretary and highlighted their discussion on the countries’ cooperation in the UN and the Indo-Pacific region.
“We followed up on the recent State Visit of President @bongbongmarcos to India. Also discussed our cooperation in the UN and the Indo-Pacific region,” he stated.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited India from August 4 to 8 to further strengthen the Philippines-India partnership. The visit saw him signing several bilateral agreements with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In 2026, the Philippines and India will celebrate its 76th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
