TOP diplomatic and military officials from the United States and the Philippines will inspect this Wednesday three sites in Northern and Central Luzon that were identified under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites.
Armed Forces Chief of Staff Romeo Brawner Jr., along with US Ambassador to the Philippines Marykay Carlson and Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral John Aquilino, will fly separately to two EDCA sites in Lal-lo Airport and the Naval Base Camilo Osias in Sta. Ana, Cagayan.After visiting the two EDCA sites in Cagayan, the AFP and US military leaders will travel to Basa Air Base in Pampanga where a third EDCA site is located.
The EDCA site visits came in the aftermath of reported confrontation between Chinese and Philippine Coast Guard vessels during a resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal last Friday.It also came as an off shoot following a meeting between US President Joe Biden and Vietnam's Communist Party Chief Nguyen Pau Tong, opposing the use of force in resolving the dispute in the South China Sea.The two leaders also said disputes in the South China Sea among claimant countries must be resolved peacefully.
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