April 30, 2018 | 20:10 (GMT+7)
Philippines, RoK vow to enhance defense ties
Filipino Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana and his counterpart from the Republic of Korea (RoK) Song Young-mo on April 30 agreed to promote security and defense industry cooperation between the two countries.
The agreement was reached during Lorenzana’s visit to the RoK to attend the steel cutting ceremony for two frigates that the Philippines has ordered.
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Defense Minister of the RoK Song Young-moo (R) shakes hands with his Filipino counterpart Delfin N. Lorenzana at the ministry office in Seoul. Photo: Yonhap |
At the meeting, Song briefed his guest on the outcomes of the Inter-Korean Summit last week. He also requested the Southeast Asian nation’s support for efforts of the RoK to achieve the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and bring lasting peace through an improvement in inter-Korean relations.
For his part, Lorenzana lauded the positive results reached during the summit and expressed his country's backing for the RoK’s intiatives.
The two defense chiefs also pledged to move forward partnerships in arms development.
In 2017, the RoK inked a contract to build two 2,600-ton frigates for the Philippine Navy. Earlier, the country sold a dozen of FA-50 light attack aircraft to the Philippines.
Source: VNA