Cooperation, strategic partnership, peace, regional stability in WPS tackled during PH-Vietnam bilateral meeting

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00:00Being in good terms, especially with a neighbor, will always be preferred to not having a friend,

00:04or worse, an enemy in the same region. Thus, it is imperative the Philippines take full advantage

00:09of having good bilateral ties with a nation like Vietnam that can certainly help the country

00:14achieve its goals. Rod Lagusad has this report.

00:30Arrival honors were given to Socialist Republic of Vietnam Defense Minister Phan Van Giang

00:35during his visit to Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City.

00:39After his visit with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. earlier this morning,

00:43he was welcomed by Defense Secretary Gilbert Chidoro at the camp.

00:46This visit is historic as it strengthens the defense relations between the Philippines and

00:50Vietnam. In fact, the Philippine Coast Guard and Vietnam Coast Guard recently conducted a

00:55joint maritime exercise in Manila Bay as part of a five-day port visit by a Vietnamese ship.

01:00The discussions focused on cooperation, strategic partnership,

01:04peace, and regional stability in the West Philippine Sea.

01:20We acknowledge and are pleased with the accomplishments of defense cooperation

01:24between the two countries. During the visit, they signed two letters of intent,

01:28one for the enhancement of cooperation in the field of humanitarian assistance and disaster

01:32relief at sea and the other for military medicine. However, the highlight of the meeting was the

01:37strong relationship between the two countries despite several bilateral issues related

01:42to the contested West Philippine Sea. Like us, Vietnam also claims the ownership of the area,

01:47which they refer as the East Sea of Vietnam. Their aim is to maintain maritime security,

01:52freedom of navigation, and the enforcement of UNCLOS.

01:55The alliance between the Philippines and Vietnam is strong.

01:59We do have issues between bilateral issues amongst our countries,

02:08but this does not stop us from working together in peacefully and fairly

02:16under the aegis of international law resolving these issues.

02:22This is the first ever visit of Vietnam Defense Minister to the country

02:26and also the first ASEAN country visited by the Vietnam Defense Ministry.

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