Philippines
and the United States ( U.S. ) ,
Monday
( 04.28.2014 ) , signed
agreement that allows
The U.S. military presence is more
in the region of the Philippines .
agreement
it will allow access to the
wider for U.S. troops , aircraft ,
military bases and ships in
Philippines .
Signatories to the agreement
lasts several hours
ahead of a visit by U.S. President
Barack Obama to Manila . minister
Philippine Defense Voltaire Gazmin
and U.S. Ambassador Philip
Goldberg
entered into an agreement
duration of 10 years , which is seen
as another element of the effort
Obama to focus more
U.S. military and economic concern
to
Asia .
Obama said the deal
will lead to more
U.S. troops stationed in the
Philippines
for joint military exercises , but
asserts that the U.S. will not
establish military bases
permanently in the Philippines , in
accordance with
Manila constitution .
" Greater cooperation between
American and Philippine forces will
improve our ability to
train and work together and
respond more quickly to
various challenges , "Obama said
in a written response to
number of questions asked
local television network ABS - CBN
ahead of his visit .
The deal was announced today
Monday was just an agreement
framework . Details , such as
how many U.S. troops will
stationed in the Philippines and
when,
will be negotiated and announced
later .
Obama is scheduled to arrive in the
Philippines
of Malaysia on Monday afternoon
for a two-day visit .
A visit to the Philippines was a
Obama's last stop of
his trip in Asia . he previously
have come to Japan and Korea
South .
The U.S. and the Philippines are
allies
longer bound to a treaty
mutual defense , and involved
in a routine military exercise with
thousands of U.S. troops and
equipment
military brought to the Philippines .
The U.S. wants to get a guarantee of
alliances in East Asia to
a greater role in the region
that. Some observers say
that the Philippines wants
support for its own military
in the face of problems
the border with China .
No comments:
Post a Comment