Before it makes a historic port call to Manila, the French Carrier Strike Group led by the Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier will participate in a joint exercise in the Philippine Sea
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MANILA, Philippines – The French Carrier Strike Group, led by the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, will visit the Philippines by the end of February 2025 for a port call, as Paris tries to forge closer security and defense ties with Manila. The French Carrier Strike Group left France in November 2024, spent Christmas in India, before heading to Malaysia and Indonesia this month for the La Perouse 2025 exercise. Fontanel said the group is expected to arrive in Manila in a month’s time, or by end-February.
The Charles de Gaulle’s planned visit comes as France hopes to finalize a proposed Status of the Visiting Forces Agreement with the Philippines. Manila and Paris’ defense chiefs signed a letter of intent in December 2023 for that proposed agreement.
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