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The Philippine's military chief said Thursday he hoped a key defence pact with Japan allowing for the deployment of troops on each other's territory will be signed at security talks next week.Japanese Defence Minister Minoru Kihara and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa are set to meet with their Philippine counterparts in Manila on Monday.
"The Philippines and Japan began negotiating the pact in November.The accord would create the legal basis for the countries to send defence personnel to each other's territory for training and other operations.Tokyo has signed similar reciprocal access agreements with Britain and Australia in recent years.The Philippines has equivalent pacts with the United States and Australia and plans to pursue one with France.
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