Monday, February 15, 2016

PA hosts first Steering Group Meeting with Royal Thai Army

From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 16): PA hosts first Steering Group Meeting with Royal Thai Army

The Philippine Army (PA) played host to the first Steering Group Meeting with the Royal Thai Army at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City.

The meeting started Monday and will end on Wednesday, Army spokesperson Col. Benjamin Hao.

He said the first PA-Royal Thai Army Steering Group Meeting aims to strengthen and develop the friendly relations and cooperation between the military forces of the Philippines and Thailand and promote open discussion of subjects of mutual interest.

The Royal Thai Army delegation is headed by Major Gen. Chanavut Budkinnaree, Director for Office of Military Training and Education. He arrived in the Philippines on February 14.

The party was accorded with arrival honors during their courtesy call to PA chief Lt. Gen. Eduardo M. Año at the Army headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City Monday.

A command briefing was conducted shortly afterwards.

The delegates are also expected to finalize bilateral activities for next year, that may include exchange visits and training exchange opportunities.

International engagements is one of the Philippine Army's thrusts to push for the strengthened bilateral and multilateral relations with other member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other allied nations.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=857494

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