French Ambassador to the Philippines Marie Fontanel announced on Thursday, Jan. 23, that the French Aircraft Carrier Group, FS Charles De Gaulle, will visit the Philippines in a “month from now” and will also hold bilateral exercises with the United States in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Fontanel also revealed that the bilateral exercise called “Pacific Steller” will be between France and the United States and will be conducted “most likely” in the EEZ and not in the Philippines’ territorial sea.
In her opening remarks at the Stratbase ADR Institute’s panel discussion on maritime cooperation, the French envoy said that the visit of the French carrier aircraft group will be the first time since the announcement of the Indo-Pacific strategy. “The 2025 deployment of Charles de Gaulle has been planned in line with this partnership-oriented approach encompassing both long standing and more recent collaborations. This development revolves around key milestones,” she added.
“ will be invited to accompany, I guess, but that remains to be settled. That’s not confirmed yet,” the French ambassador told reporters.
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