In Manila, the President of Ukraine Met with the President of the Republic of the Philippines for the First Time

 

After participating in the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue Summit, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the Republic of the Philippines, where he met with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. It was the first meeting in the history of bilateral relations.

The Ukrainian leader expressed gratitude to the President of the Philippines for supporting Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty, as well as important UN resolutions condemning Russian aggression.

“I am very happy to be in your country for the first time. We are thankful for your clear position on the Russian aggression against our country,” he noted.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the opening of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of the Philippines this year, which should strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

The President of Ukraine spoke about the preparations for the first Global Peace Summit and emphasized the importance of the representation of Southeast Asian countries at the event. The Philippines agreed to participate in the Summit.

The parties also discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, in particular the supply of Ukrainian agricultural products to the Philippines.

Diplomatic relations between Ukraine and the Philippines have existed for 32 years. They were officially established on April 7, 1992.

The Philippines supported our country in voting for the resolution on Ukraine's territorial integrity at the UN General Assembly on March 27, 2014, and strongly condemned Russian aggression after the start of the full-scale invasion.

According to the Bureau of Immigration of the Republic of the Philippines, as of May 2024, 95 Ukrainians live in the country.