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Gibo invites SoKor defense chief to visit Phl
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. met with South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-Back during the 2025 Seoul Defense Dialogue to strengthen bilateral defense ties.
Teodoro extended an official invitation for Ahn to visit the Philippines.
Discussions focused on deepening cooperation in logistics, technology transfer, and the defense industry under the framework of the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Defense.
Both nations acknowledged their enduring defense relationship, which began with the deployment of Filipino troops during the Korean War.
The meeting highlighted the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and South Korea.
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