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MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and Energy Secretary Sharon Garin sought to deepen energy cooperation between the Philippines and Iran in a meeting with the latter’s top envoy to Manila on Wednesday. The two secretaries met with Iranian Ambassador to the Philippines Yousef Esmaeilzadeh in Pasay City a day after Malacañang instructed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to initiate talks with Tehran to ensure the safe passage of Philippine-bound ships through the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on X, Lazaro said the two sides discussed “key avenues for cooperation,” and that the meeting builds on […]... Keep on reading: DFA, DOE discuss energy cooperation with Iran amid Mideast crisis
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