Wednesday, December 12, 2012

AFP chief to meet with ranking American official Thursday

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 12): AFP chief to meet with ranking American official Thursday

Armed Forces of the Philippines chief-of-staff Gen. Jessie D. Dellosa will meet with US Pacific Command head Admiral Samuel J. Locklear at AFP headquarters in Camp Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Thursday. Col. Arnulfo M. Burgos, Jr., AFP spokesperson, said that the two ranking military officials would discuss the 2012 cycle of the Philippine-US mutual defense and security engagement board. The event will be held at the AFP Commissioned Officers Club around 3 p.m. Burgos said that the duo would finalized this year's meeting between the two nations. The Philippines and the US had already conducted the standing and executive committee meetings early this year. "This will be the final meeting and this will maintain the security relations between the two countries," Burgos said. The AFP spokesperson said both service chiefs would also reaffirm their commitment to the treaty obligations pursuant to the Mutual Defense Treaty and Visiting Forces Agreement.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&sid=&nid=&rid=479352

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