United States Allocate 500 Million Dollars To Philippines To Strengthen Defense
Date
7/30/2024 7:24:08 PM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Alimat Aliyeva
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Pentagon Chief Lloyd
Austin announced the allocation of $500 million to strengthen the
defense of the Philippines, Azernews reports.
Blinken and Austin made the announcement after talks with
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in Manila.
It is noted that the allocated amount will be used to modernize
the Philippine army, the border guard service, as well as to
strengthen cooperation with the United States in the field of
security.
"Our countries and many other countries in the region share
concerns about some of the actions that China is taking. We are
talking about actions in the South China Sea and the East China
Sea, which are aimed at escalation," Blinken said at a press
conference.
He also said that the United States would provide assistance to
the Philippines if the forces of this Asian country were attacked
in the Pacific Ocean.
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