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RP-Japan Defense Cooperation; news and updates
Topic Started: Mon Dec 9, 2013 10:45 pm (132 Views)
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Japan to Boost Defense Ties With Philippines Amid China Concern


--Japan and the Philippines pledged to boost defense ties with both nations expressing concern over China’s establishment of an air defense identification zone in the East China Sea.

“Both of us have affirmed that China’s unilateral action to change the status quo by force or coercive action will bring back tension in this region,” Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters in Manila Dec. 7 after meeting with Philippine counterpart Voltaire Gazmin. They agreed to “expand and deepen” cooperation on “defense authorities,” he said.

Japan and the Philippines are also boosting ties with other nations as they seek to counter China’s increasing assertiveness in staking territorial claims. Japan and China are disputing sovereignty over a group of islands known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, while the Philippines and China both claim areas of the fish and gas-rich South China Sea.

Specifics on expanded cooperation will be discussed by a working group, Onodera said. In June, Japan and the Philippines agreed to cooperate on the “defense of remote islands” and “protection of maritime interests” during Onodera’s first visit to the country.

Japan and the U.S. “have been firmly and calmly continuing patrol and surveillance in the area” under dispute and it is important for the international community to express concern, Onodera said. Philippine President Benigno Aquino is negotiating with the U.S. to rotate more American troops into the country, and Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said Nov. 28 an agreement may be reached early next year.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-08/japan-to-boost-defense-ties-with-philippines-amid-china-concern.html
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Aquino to bring home $287M in loans from Japan
By: Dexter San Pedro, InterAksyon.com
December 9, 2013 7:00 PM

MANILA, Philippines -- President Benigno Aquino III will bring home two loans worth $287 million when he returns from the 40th commemorative summit of ASEAN-Japan relations in Tokyo on December 12-14.

The loans will fund post-disaster efforts and the acquisition of multi-role response vessels for the Philippine Coast Guard, Raul Hernandez, spokesman of the Department of Foreign Affairs, saidn in a briefing Monday aired over state radio.

While in Tokyo, Aquino will also hold a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the sidelines of the summit.

"During the meeting, the two leaders will discuss cooperation on disaster management and reconstruction in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda, economic concerns, maritime cooperation, people-to-people exchanges and the Mindanao peace process," Hernandez said.

"The two leaders will also exchange views on prevailing regional issues of mutual concern," he added.

Hernandez also said China's Air Defense Identification Zone might also be discussed.

The two leaders will also witness the signing of the exchange of notes on the revised route schedule for the Philippines-Japan Air Services Agreement.

On Friday, Aquino will join other ASEAN leaders for an afternoon high tea ceremony to be hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko and a dinner to be hosted by Abe.

On Saturday, the leaders will adopt the Vision Statement on ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, including its annexed Implementation Plan.

The day will be capped by a gala dinner.

http://www.interaksyon.com/article/76528/aquino-to-bring-home-287m-in-loans-from-japan
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