Story perspectives

EU and Indo-Pacific Leaders Forge Maritime Cooperation in Brussels

11/22/2025

34 3

Summary

Story summary

The European Union and Indo-Pacific representatives convene in Brussels for the fourth ministerial forum on resilience, prosperity, and security.
About 70 participants, including EU institutions and member states, attend.
Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro aims to boost maritime cooperation amid South China Sea claims.
The Philippines welcomes EU member states as observers in maritime exercises to promote multilateralism.
Lazaro also intends to discuss the EU's role in the Indo-Pacific.

1 of 1

Story summary

The European Union and Indo-Pacific representatives convene in Brussels for the fourth ministerial forum on resilience, prosperity, and security.
About 70 participants, including EU institutions and member states, attend.
Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro aims to boost maritime cooperation amid South China Sea claims.
The Philippines welcomes EU member states as observers in maritime exercises to promote multilateralism.
Lazaro also intends to discuss the EU's role in the Indo-Pacific.