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Japan Grants Security Assistance to the Philippines, Looks to Enhance Military Cooperation

Tokyo committed to strengthening its security relationship with the Philippines during Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit last weekend.

While in Manila, Kishida inked several agreements with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., including the first-ever transfer of defense aid under Japan’s new Official Security Assistance (OSA) framework. This aid program aims to transfer non-lethal equipment, such as patrol boats and radar systems, to the armed forces of “like-minded countries.” [...] A Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs release on the OSA agreement also touched on the importance of enhancing the Philippines’ Maritime Domain Awareness in relation to monitoring the “important sea lanes” in the South China Sea and Luzon Strait.

The Japanese-Philippine relationship is in a “golden age,” Kishida said in his address to a joint session of the Philippine Congress. He further highlighted his country’s commitment to upholding the rule of law and freedom of the seas by detailing the new security and defense cooperation component of Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) Strategy. Through the provision of maritime and aerial monitoring capabilities, Japan wishes to “extend efforts” that ensure the safe use of the sea and air.

https://news.usni.org/2023/11/09/japan-g...ooperation

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