TOP PHOTO: Philippine Ambassador Noralyn Jubaira Baja (center) with Wesgro CEO Wrenelle Stander (4th from left) and other APC heads of missions and senior officials of Wesgro
BOTTOM PHOTO: Ambassador Baja delivers her intervention during the networking lunch
The Philippine Embassy in Pretoria actively participated in the networking lunch organized by Wesgro for ASEAN diplomatic missions in South Africa on 6 July 2023.
Wesgro is the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency of the Western Cape province of South Africa.
The activity allowed both sides to discuss and exchange views on how South Africa and individual ASEAN countries, through the assistance of Wesgro, can unlock the full potential of their economic cooperation and engagement.
In her intervention, Philippine Ambassador to South Africa Noralyn Jubaira Baja underscored that the Embassy is keen on forging a working partnership with Wesgro, noting the Western Cape province is pivotal for the Philippines’ efforts to establish its trade and investment footprints not only in South Africa, but also in the whole African continent. In addition to trade and investments, she also identified agriculture and the creative industries as areas where there is a convergence of interests between the province and the Philippines.
The Embassy made the initial groundwork for the event before turning over the coordination work to Thailand, which formally assumed chairmanship of the ASEAN-Pretoria Committee on 3 July 2023.
