Defense chiefs of South Korea
and the Philippines
Defense public affairs office chief Arsenio Andolong said
that the agreement would allow the systematic exchange of information of
significant developments in the region.
"This Agreement will enable the Philippines to be better apprised of the latest
developments in the Korean
Peninsula Koreas
Signing for the Philippine side was Defense Secretary
Voltaire Gazmin while South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo represented his
country.
Both officials manifested their continued support to the
further enhancement of its defense relations through the expansion of exchanges
at the senior defense and military levels.
And to promote more relevant and practical cooperation
towards the goal of establishing a strategic partnership, the Department of
National Defense and South Korean Ministry of National Defense will explore the
establishment of an annual Defense Policy Consultation at the vice-ministerial
level.
Gazmin personally extended his appreciation, in behalf of
the direct beneficiaries of Leyte , who
benefited from the one-year deployment of the South Korean Army's
"Araw" Unit which assisted in the rehabilitation of Palo, Tanauan and
Tolosa in the aftermath of Typhoon "Yolanda" in 2013.
While Han, on the other hand, committed the support of
Korean defense industries in the Modernization Program of the Armed Forces of
the Philippines
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