00:00Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Maria Teresa Lanzaro met with Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsin Akabekian Shahin during a six-day official visit,
00:08marking the first visit by a Palestinian foreign minister since the establishment of bilateral relations in 1986.
00:16The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on political consultation with plans for the first formal consultation next year.
00:23Discussions also included a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passports, technical and vocational assistance from the Philippines to Palestine, and the upcoming Philippine-Asean chairmanship.
00:36Minister Shahin highlighted Palestine's urgent need for $67 billion to rebuild Gaza following the conflict with Israel,
00:44while Secretary Lanzaro welcomed the UN Security Council's resolution for a stabilization force in Gaza.
