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October 21, 2013
The Philippines and India on Monday agreed to strengthen defense and military cooperation by increasing exchanges in military training and education.
Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario and Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said in a joint statement issued at the end of their meeting at the Department of Foreign Affairs that both countries "committed to increase exchanges in military training and education."
"(Both countries) also welcomed the second meeting of the Philippine-India joint defense cooperation committee next month in New Delhi," the statement read.
At their meeting, del Rosario thanked Khurshid for the visit of at least four Indian naval ships to Manila, saying the visits strengthened relations between the Philippine and Indian navy and coast guard forces.
"Del Rosario and Khurshid held comprehensive discussions on political, defense, security, economic and cultural cooperation, and reviewed the progress of the joint working groups on trade and investment, tourism, agriculture, health and medicine, the joint committee on renewable energy and of the joint defense cooperation committee," said the statement.
It said del Rosario also reiterated the invitation of Philippine President Benigno Aquino to Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit the Philippines.
"Khurshid welcomed the invitations and conveyed that the President of India looked forward to his visit to the Philippines in 2014," the statement said.
The statement said del Rosario briefed Khurshid on the developments in the South China Sea. "Khurshid expressed support for a peaceful resolution of the South China Sea dispute consistent with freedom of navigation and the rule of law," it said.
"The ministers agreed to step up cooperation in combating non-traditional threats through exchange of experiences and capacity building in the areas of disaster management, food security and pandemics," it said.
A spokesman for the Philippine foreign ministry, Raul Hernandez, told reporters that the second meeting of the Philippines-India joint commission on bilateral cooperation was held to explore more areas of cooperation.
Manila, New Delhi agree to strengthen defense cooperation | GlobalPost
The Philippines and India on Monday agreed to strengthen defense and military cooperation by increasing exchanges in military training and education.
Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario and Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said in a joint statement issued at the end of their meeting at the Department of Foreign Affairs that both countries "committed to increase exchanges in military training and education."
"(Both countries) also welcomed the second meeting of the Philippine-India joint defense cooperation committee next month in New Delhi," the statement read.
At their meeting, del Rosario thanked Khurshid for the visit of at least four Indian naval ships to Manila, saying the visits strengthened relations between the Philippine and Indian navy and coast guard forces.
"Del Rosario and Khurshid held comprehensive discussions on political, defense, security, economic and cultural cooperation, and reviewed the progress of the joint working groups on trade and investment, tourism, agriculture, health and medicine, the joint committee on renewable energy and of the joint defense cooperation committee," said the statement.
It said del Rosario also reiterated the invitation of Philippine President Benigno Aquino to Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit the Philippines.
"Khurshid welcomed the invitations and conveyed that the President of India looked forward to his visit to the Philippines in 2014," the statement said.
The statement said del Rosario briefed Khurshid on the developments in the South China Sea. "Khurshid expressed support for a peaceful resolution of the South China Sea dispute consistent with freedom of navigation and the rule of law," it said.
"The ministers agreed to step up cooperation in combating non-traditional threats through exchange of experiences and capacity building in the areas of disaster management, food security and pandemics," it said.
A spokesman for the Philippine foreign ministry, Raul Hernandez, told reporters that the second meeting of the Philippines-India joint commission on bilateral cooperation was held to explore more areas of cooperation.
Manila, New Delhi agree to strengthen defense cooperation | GlobalPost
