Federal Foreign Office Director General Ina Lepel conveyed the German Government’s congratulations as the Berlin ASEAN Committee (BAC) celebrates the 50th Founding Anniversary of ASEAN. In her speech during the ASEAN Day reception at the Singaporean Embassy last August 8, Director General Lepel underscored the close cooperation, not only between Southeast Asian countries and Germany, but also between ASEAN and the European Union. She added that the EU is increasingly looking at ASEAN and ... Read more

The members of Class 61 of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Command and General Staff College (CGSC) under the leadership of Major General Rodolfo D. Santiago (54th Commandant of the AFP-CGSC) were invited by the Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces Command and General Staff College) for a one-week study tour on German military, socio-economic, political and cultural environment from 25 September – 1 October 2016.  Their schedule included meetings Hamburg, Berlin, Bremen ... Read more