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Attendance of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano
to the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit
Sydney, Australia
March 17-18, 2018

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano embarks on a trip to the Commonwealth of Australia to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Australia Special Summit on March 17-18, 2018.

The Secretary is attending the Summit as a Special Representative of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and as an official of the Government of the Philippines, being a member nation in the ASEAN. He is also set to attend a reception hosted by the Australia Philippines Business Council (APBC) on March 16, 2018 and meet with the Filipino community on the last day of his visit.

The Summit is Australia’s first with the ASEAN Leaders. Since becoming the region’s first dialogue partner in 1974 and its strategic partner in 2014, the country has been supportive of ASEAN’s inclusive and economically integrated regional community.

With the hosting of the Special Summit, Australia aims to build deeper cooperation with the ASEAN and to strengthen both parties’ joint contribution to regional security and prosperity.

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Activities in Sydney, Australia


RTVM Special Report: ASEAN-Australia Special Summit

Interview with Taguig City Mayor Laarni ‘Lani’ Cayetano

International Women’s Day 2018 Forum

Asian heads of state at the Leaders Plenary of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit

Interview with Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano

Interview with Ms. Serna Ladia

Interview with Mr. Rado Gatchalian

Town Hall Meeting with the Filipino Community (Speech)

Philippines Australia Trade Relations

Bilateral Meeting of SFA Alan Peter Cayetano with Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull and FM Julie Bishop

Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Counter Terrorism

ASEAN-Australia Special Summit International Media Center (IMC)

Interview with Ambassador Minda Calaguian-Cruz

Interview with Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez

Exclusive Interview with Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano by Ms. Primrose Riordan of The Australian

Bilateral Meeting with Mr. David Singleton

Letters of Intent (LOI) to Invest Signing Ceremony

Australia Philippines Business Council Reception (Speech)

Arrival of Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano in Australia