00:00The Philippines and Japan agreed to deepen cooperation in the three areas of defense and security.
00:07Under the leadership of Defense Secretary Gilbert Chodoro and Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani,
00:12cooperation on operational cooperation advancements, bilateral and multilateral training,
00:21and strategic dialogue between high-level operational action officers was agreed upon.
00:26The discussion on the exchange of information was also agreed upon.
00:31Thirdly, the cooperation on the use of defense technology was also deepened.
00:37Meanwhile, Secretary Chodoro assisted in strengthening the cooperation of the two countries
00:43on the rules-based international order and the open and free Indo-Pacific
00:48in the face of China and other countries' attempts to change the concept of international order.
00:54The Philippine Defense Chief also hopes that Japan will ratify the Reciprocal Access Agreement
01:00that will lead to a stronger collaboration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
01:05and Self-Defense Forces of Japan.
