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Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday said the Philippines will formally begin its negotiation over the visiting forces agreement with Japan.
Teodoro said the negotiating team led by Department of National Defense Undersecretary Pablo Lorenzo already left for Japan to spearhead the talks for the reciprocal access agreement (RAA).
“Our team has left this morning, our negotiating team has left this morning to start the formal round of negotiations with Japan,” Teodoro said in an interview at Camp Aguinaldo.
