00:00We discussed the strengthening of cooperation between Japan and the Philippines
00:05in the middle of the challenge in the Indo-Pacific region
00:08in the visit of the Defense Minister of Japan in the Philippines.
00:12The Japanese Defense Minister, Nakatani Gen,
00:15courtesy called President Marcos, where the President said
00:18that he hopes to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.
00:22He also helped Defense Secretary Gilbert Chodoro
00:25about the strengthening of cooperation in the defense of the two countries.
00:30Nakatani said that Japan aspires for a broader operational cooperation in the Philippines,
00:36a stronger people-to-people exchange,
00:39and the promotion of defense equipment and technology cooperation.
00:43Chodoro also thanked the first and second overseas security assistance of Japan
00:49including the radar system in the Wallis Air System in La Union
00:54that can detect those who will fly in the airspace of the Philippines,
00:58particularly in the West Philippine Sea.
01:00Chodoro also hopes that the Japanese legislature will discuss
01:05the Reciprocal Access Agreement or RAA in the Philippines
01:08just like the Visiting Forces Agreement of the Philippines and America.
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