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France could become the fourth country with which the Philippines enters into a Visiting Forces Agreement -type pact following Japan, as both nations seek to strengthen their defense cooperation.
French Ambassador to the Philippines Marie Fontanel said that while both parties have not yet committed to any specific timeline, the possibility of a first draft for France might happen in September 2024. “They agreed that France would take the pen to write the first draft. And I think they did not commit to any specific timing, but maybe by September, autumn period, France will be in a position to issue the first draft. And that would be then possibly the start of discussion between the Philippines and France on the French draft,” she added.
Fontanel addressed the significant impact of a stronger defense cooperation with the Philippines especially in creating “strategic intimacy” among military personnel and armed forces of both countries. She added that France is open to join bilateral exercises with the Philippines.
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