WARM WELCOME. Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. welcomes Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson to Manila, marking the first time that a Swedish defense minister visited the Philippines. Jonson’s visit coincides with the National Day of Sweden on June 6.Sweden’s defense minister called out China for its actions against Filipino troops in the West Philippine Sea, saying the incidents “put human lives at risk”.
According to him, such acts not only endanger lives but also undermine regional stability and international norms as well as threaten security in the region and beyond. He also acknowledged the finality of the 2016 Arbitral Ruling and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which favored the Philippines’ territorial sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea.
“Our joint Memorandum of Understanding on defense cooperation is an expression of our engagement. And I am happy that we recently signed an Implementing Arrangement for defense acquisition,” he said.
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