Philippines, U.S. in talks on holding '2-plus-2 meeting' by March —envoy

The Philippines and the United States are in talks about potentially holding a “2-plus-2 meeting” of top diplomatic and defense officials by March, the Philippine ambassador to Washington said on Friday.

In a text message, Jose Manuel Romualdez confirmed a Nikkei report citing sources on the discussions about holding the

first such talks in seven years and said the agenda would include issues such as tension over the South China Sea and Taiwan.

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