The United States of America is out, United Kingdom in!
Amid the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between
Washington and Manila there are other avenues of cooperation opportunities with
other friendly countries.
The Philippines and the United Kingdom are set to hold a joint defense
committee meeting in March, British Ambassador Daniel Pruce said.
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Government officials from the Department of National Defense (DND) and UK's
Ministry of Defense are expected to discuss during the meet the possibility of
a joint military exercise.
This is significant because this would fill the void, the US has been
doing for the Philippine military under the VFA.
"The discussion in March is part of a regular sequence that we have
established through our MOU (memorandum of understanding) which we agreed in
December 2017," Pruce told reporters
"We're working within those parameters to take
forward these training exchanges and greater cooperation between our
forces," he added.
Malacanang earlier has a statement that the Philippines is
open to forging military deals with other nations like the UK following the termination of VFA with the United States.
Ambassador Pruce declined to comment on the issue of the VFA between the
Philippines and the United States, but for the part of the UK, he underscored
the two nations' "very close and developing relationship" on defense
and security issues.
"We'll continue to talk about ways in the period ahead we can
deepen and develop further that cooperation," he said.
The Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) on Defense Cooperation signed between the
Philippines and the UK in December 2017 has opened up possibilities for
training exchanges and cooperation between the two nations' forces.
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