AUTHENTICATION
16 April 2014 – The 7th Philippines-Japan Political-Military Meeting was held today at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). DFA Assistant Secretary for Asia and Pacific Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro led the Philippine delegation to the meeting along with Department of National Defense (DND) Assistant Secretary for Strategic Assessment Raymund Jose G. Quilop and officials from the DFA, DND, Armed Forces of the Philippines, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, and the Philippine Coast Guard.
The Japanese delegation was represented by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Ministry of Defense and the Embassy of Japan in Manila. It was headed by MOFA Deputy Director General Kenji Kanasugi.
During the dialogue, the delegations exchanged views on their respective countries’ national security policies and current regional issues. Further cooperation on maritime security as well as humanitarian assistance/disaster response were discussed.
The Political-Military and Military-to-Military (PM/MM) Meeting was established in 2006 and is one of the annual bilateral mechanisms between the Philippines and Japan. The last PM/MM Meeting was held in Tokyo in May 2013. END
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