The Philippines and Germany on Sunday committed to signing a defense cooperation arrangement this year, vowing to stand for the international rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and his Philippine counterpart, Gilberto Teodoro, committed to establishing long-term relations between their armed forces to expand training and bilateral exchanges, explore opportunities to expand bilateral armaments cooperation and engage in joint projects.
The two met in Manila during the first such visit by a German defense minister, as their countries mark 70 years of diplomatic relations.