(8 Jul 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Manila, Philippines – 8 July 2024
1. Minoru Kihara, Japanese Defense Minister, Yoko Kamikawa, Japanese Foreign Minister with Philippine counterpart Secretary Enrique Manalo and defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on stage
2. Minister Kihara and Kamikawa,
3. Philippine Secretary Enrique Manalo and defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo:;
“I was honored to witness, along with the President, the signing today of our Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA). An outcome of the hard work and dedication of our competent negotiators, the RAA brings our defense partnership to an unprecedented height. We also explored other measures to enhance and coordinate our defense and security policies.”
5. Ministers during press conference
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Philippines’ Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro:
Today it is indeed an honor to be part of the signing of this historic Reciprocal Access Agreement
between Japan and the Philippines. It will put flesh into our already strong and robust bilateral relations and it will great step towards the concretization of trust.”
7. Ministers listening to question
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Philippines’ Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro:
“It will also lead to greater interoperability, exchanges of information and other cooperative activities both bilaterally and multilaterally under an aegis of a rules-based international order and the upholding of the essence, principles and concepts of international law particularly the UNCLOS (United Nations Convention of the laws of the Sea.)
9. Various of Minoru Kihara, Japanese Defense Minister, Yoko Kamikawa, Japanese Foreign Minister, Enrique Manalo, Philippine Foreign Minister and Gilberto Teodoro, Philippine Defense Secretary, walking in
10. Pan of speakers
11. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Minoru Kihara, Japanese Defense Minister:
“Issues surrounding the South China Sea are a matter of legitimate concern to the international community that is directly linked to peace and stability in the region. Japan strongly opposes any attempt by force to unilaterally change the status quo in the South China Sea, or any act that increases tensions.”
12. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Yoko Kamikawa, Japanese Foreign Minister:
“In particular, we shared serious concerns about acts that are escalating tensions in the region, including recent dangerous activities at the Second Thomas Shoal, and agreed to demand compliance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Japan once again expresses its support for the Philippines’ commitment to peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea.”
13. Wide of news conference
14. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Minoru Kihara, Japanese Defense Minister:
“Japan is concerned about illegal maritime claims in the South China Sea and has firmly opposed the dangerous and coercive use of maritime security agencies and maritime militia vessels. Furthermore, we highly value the position of the Philippine government, which has consistently demonstrated its commitment to peacefully resolving disputes in the South China Sea in accordance with the South China Sea arbitral award.”
15. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Yoko Kamikawa, Japanese Foreign Minister
16. Wide of news conference
17. Various Japan and Philippines ministers linking arms
STORYLINE:
Kamikawa called the signing of the defense agreement “a groundbreaking achievement" that should further boost defense cooperation between Japan and the Philippines.
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