Philippines suspends VFA termination with US
The Philippines has suspended the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the US, announced Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on June 2.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Philippines has suspended the termination
of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the US, announced Philippine Foreign
Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on June 2.
Locsin posted on his Twitter account that the abrogation of
the agreement has been suspended upon the President Rodrigo Duterte's
instruction, owing to "political and other developments in the
region."
The VFA provides a legal framework for the presence of US
troops in the Philippines and joint military exercises.
On February 11, the Philippines said it sent a notice to the
US that it would abrogate the decades-old military deal. The termination is set
to take effect after 180 days without approval of the US./.
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