Japan defense chief visits Philippines to deepen security ties and witness combat exercise
Koizumi and Philippine leaders agreed to create a working group on equipment transfers as Japan considers up to six used Abukuma-class destroyers.
- On Tuesday, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi traveled to the Philippines to witness combat drills and conduct defense talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. intended to broaden defense ties between the nations.
- Japan deployed 1,400 military personnel to participate in Balikatan, an annual exercise with the United States and Philippines designed to deter China's increasing assertiveness in the region.
- Koizumi's visit follows Japan's April 21 decision to lift its lethal weapons export ban, potentially enabling the transfer of used Abukuma-class destroyers to the Philippines for patrols and threat detection.
- Representatives from 16 countries will travel Wednesday to Paoay to observe a mock attack on a ship about 40 kilometers offshore, with Japanese forces firing Type 88 missiles.
- Beijing opposes these strengthening alliances; Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated last month that the global community will "resolutely resist Japan" regarding militarism.
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Japan and the Philippines agreed Tuesday to establish a framework for working-level talks on the export of used destroyers to the Philippines, with the two countries sharing concerns over China’s maritime assertiveness. The agreement was reached at a meeting in Manila between Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro. Last month, Japan revised “the three principles on the transfer of defense equip…
Japan wants to quickly transfer destroyers from its fleet to the Philippines, which it gradually withdraws from service, as part of the reinforcement of military cooperation between the two countries, announced Tuesday the Japanese Minister of Defence, Shinjiro Koizumi, on the occasion of a visit to Manila, transmits AFP, according to Agerpres.
Japan, Philippines aim to fast-track transfer of navy destroyers
MANILA: Japan's defence minister pledged to deepen military cooperation with the Philippines during a visit on Tuesday (May 5) to Manila, aiming for the "early transfer" of Abukuma-class destroyers to the archipelago nation.The two countries' shared grievances over Chinese territorial claims have seen them dr
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