Manila: The United States Department of State on Saturday confirmed that Secretary Marco Rubio will travel to Manila on July 19 to 23 to participate in a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings.

According to Philippines News Agency, the US top diplomat will use the trip to both 'demonstrate the tangible results of US-ASEAN partnership and to deepen the US' comprehensive partnership with the Philippines.'

'The Secretary's visit advances a clear U.S. priority: a free and open Indo-Pacific that delivers safety, security, and prosperity for the region and for the American people,' the statement read.

Rubio will attend the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting, and the ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

He will also meet with senior government officials from Indo-Pacific countries, the State Department said.

Rubio is among the foreign ministers traveling to the Philippines for the ministerial meetings the Philippines is hosting as this year's ASEAN chair.