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CLOSER TIES. German Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius shows off mementos of his meeting with President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro in Malacanang Palace yesterday. Minister Pistorius, who arrived on August 3 as part of his Indo-Pacific visit, thanked Mr. Marcos for the warm welcome and expressed Germany's readiness to further collaborate with the Philippines.
The burgeoning alliance comes together as China aggressively tries to lay claim over most of the South China Sea, including areas claimed as exclusive economic zones by Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. For his part, Teodoro said the Philippines, seeking to modernize its military to boost external defense, will be “looking to engage Germany as a possible supplier of these capabilities”.
The Canadian diplomat earlier disclosed that both countries have already exchanged drafts and texts of the agreement.
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