MANILA, Philippines — The United States and the Philippines are “working very hard” to restore the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the two countries as they hope to reach a “satisfactory arrangement” to continue the defense pact, Washington’s top diplomat to Manila said Thursday.
“The Visiting Forces Agreement is very important, we support it and we’re hopeful that we can arrive at a satisfactory arrangement to continue that,” U.S. Embassy in the Philippines Charg d’Affaires John Law told reporters on the sidelines of the commemoration of the 245thanniversary of the U.S. IndependenceDay Thursday.
“While we will continue to work very hard to restore the visiting forces…
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