US vows terms of new Edca sites will be ‘joint decision’ with PH

MANILA, Philippines --- Although details about the expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca) remain vague, the United States vows to ensure that the terms of rotations and number of troops in the four additional Edca sites will be a "joint decision" with the Philippines. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said this Wednesday during a presser following his two-plus-two ministerial dialogue in Washington with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, and Philippine Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. "I think it's too early to try to discuss specific numbers and timing of rotations, but certainly, these are ...Keep on reading: US vows terms of new Edca sites will be ‘joint decision’ with PH

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