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The Philippines is looking to forge reciprocal troops access agreements with Canada , France , New Zealand , and other countries, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr said on Monday.Teodoro said in a television interview he hoped the agreements could be signed next year.The agreements would allow greater interoperability, as armed forces of these countries can operate within the Philippine territory and vice-versa, Teodoro said on ANC.
The Philippines and Japan signed a landmark military pact earlier this month that allows the deployment of forces on each other's soil in the face of China's increasingly assertive stance in the region.READ: Philippines-Japan Reciprocal Access AgreementCanada, France, and New Zealand have expressed support for the Philippines' claims within its 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone.
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