S.Jaishankar visit to Philippines

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Indian external affairs minister, S. Jaishankar visited the Philippines from February 13 to 15 2022. It was his first visit to the Philippines after becoming the External Affairs Minister.

• He met his counterpart, Teddy Locsin Jr ,Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines (Foreign Minister of Philippines).

•  Philippines became the first country in the world to buy India -Russia developed Brahmos missiles from India. 

• The $375 million deal was signed between the two countries on January 28, 2022. The Philippines Navy will receive the first of these missiles by the end of 2022.

Fact File 

Philippines 

It is an archipelago consisting of more than 7000 islands . It is a part of South East Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean.

Capital : Manila 

Currency : Philippine Peso

President: Rodrigo Duterte

Asian Development Bank  has its headquarter at Manila