President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. mentioned boosting maritime security and power cooperation with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida over the weekend, Malacañang reported Sunday.
The discussions passed off in the course of the Japan-Philippines Summit Meeting on Sunday afternoon with Marcos at the moment in Japan for the fiftieth ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit.
“Prime Minister Kishida stated that Japan would steadily carry out the provision of coastal radar system through Official Security Assistance (OSA) and would like to further strengthen cooperation in maritime safety capacity building based on the Memorandum of Cooperation between the coast guards of the two countries that was signed on this occasion,” the assertion from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) stated.
The PCO stated the 2 leaders agreed to proceed to succeed in an early conclusion on the negotiations of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) and to boost cooperation between the coast guards of the 2 international locations.
The maritime security cooperation comes as Philippine vessels had been water cannoned by the China Coast Guard (CCG) earlier this month, inflicting severe injury to a number of vessels on a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre, the Philippine Navy tank touchdown ship that was intentionally grounded to function an outpost on the Ayungin Shoal.
The Philippines in 2013 challenged China over its claims on the West Philippine Sea, the place Manila scored a victory and a landmark ruling by a world tribunal which invalidated Beijing’s claims.
China has refused to acknowledge such ruling, with plenty of its vessels noticed within the neighborhood of Iroquois Reef and Sabina Shoal within the Philippine territory, as earlier reported by the Western Command.
Marcos and Kishida final month additionally agreed to start out negotiations for the RAA, which is proposed to facilitate the procedures and set tips when Philippine forces go to Japan for coaching and joint workouts, and vice versa.
The PCO stated the officers of each international locations have additionally cited the necessity for additional cooperation within the power sector.
“Prime Minister Kishida stated that taking the opportunity of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Leaders’ Meeting, he would like to strengthen cooperation in energy transition and decarbonization, as well as to continue to steadily promote infrastructure cooperation,” it stated.
“In response, President Marcos stated that he would like to further promote cooperation with Japan in these areas as well,” it added.—RF, GMA Integrated News
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