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The Philippines and United Kingdom (UK) look to strengthen their defense cooperation to ensure peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region, the Department of National Defense (DND) disclosed Monday, Oct. 11. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense)
MANILA - The United Kingdom (UK) has expressed its intention to deploy two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) in southeast Asia. Right Honorable Amanda Milling, the new Minister for Asia of the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) conveyed this during her first visit to Manila and meeting with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana last October 8. "On regional security, Minister Milling conveyed the UK's intent to maintain two OPVs permanently in Southeast Asia, as a demonstration of its long-term commitment to the Indo-Pacific region," Department of National Defe...