The Philippines and New Zealand sign an agreement on Wednesday, April 30, allowing their militaries to train in each other’s countries.
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00:00The Philippines and New Zealand signed an agreement on Wednesday, April 30,
00:04allowing their militaries to train in each other's countries.
00:08Philippine Defense Secretary Gibbo Chodoro and New Zealand Minister of Defense Judith Collins
00:12signed a status of Visiting Forces Agreement in Malacanang after a courtesy call on President
00:17Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and New Zealand Ambassador
00:22Catherine McIntosh are also present at the signing. Once ratified by the Philippine Senate,
00:27the deal will allow the militaries of the two countries to work closer.
00:31A status of Visiting Forces Agreement makes it easier to send troops to each other's countries
00:36for training and joint exercises. The Philippines now has military agreements with four countries,
00:42New Zealand, the United States, Australia, and Japan.