The Gambia–Philippines relations refers to the bilateral relations between
The Gambia and the
Philippines. The Philippines has a consulate in
and The Gambia has a consulate in
Manila.
History
Formal relations between The Gambia and the Philippines were established on March 3, 1949. From June 20 to 24, 2005, Gambian President
Yahya Jammeh
Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former military officer who was the leader of The Gambia from 1994 to 2017, firstly as chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 199 ...
, made a state visit to the Philippines and had bilateral talks with the Philippine President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
President Jammeh expressed support and advocated for the Philippines bid to the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
[ The Gambian president also proposed to Arroyo a joint oil exploration following the recent discovery of oil in his country.][ Jammeh offered one block out of the five oil deposits in the Gambia to the Philippines to be developed in the proposed joint oil exploration.][ The Philippines agreed to conduct a joint oil exploration with the Gambia.][ The agreement was said to be the fruits of the New Asian–African Strategic Partnership signed by both countries in ]Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
.Philippine National Oil Company
The Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) is an energy company created on November 9, 1973, as a government-owned and controlled corporation founded during President Ferdinand Marcos' era to supply oil to the Philippines. Since then, its char ...
subsequently said that the first 5 blocks offered did not show much potential, but that they were interested in the sixth block.
The Gambia also wanted to reciprocate the Philippines previous aid to the Gambia in 1966. Filipino agriculture expert, Professor Brooke, introduced the "Philippine Pink" peanut variety in 1966. The peanut variety is the top export product of The Gambia.
Agreements
The two countries has signed agreements on scientific and technical cooperation in 1996 and on cooperation in health and medicine in 1999.
Cooperation
the consulates of both countries were working to establish distribution centers in these cities to facilitate trade.
References
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