General Andres Centino, the AFP Chief of Staff; Admiral John Aquilino, commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command; and General Yoshihide Yoshida, Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff, Japan Self-Defense Force committed to promote trilateral military cooperation during their video teleconference meeting on April 28.
The conference was held to affirm the PH-US-Japan partnership in advancing a rules-based international order and realizing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. The PH and US generals also welcomed General Yoshida who was just recently appointed to his present position.
The three generals also touted the shared democratic values that underline their collaboration and agreed to increase strategic engagements in the future. (Photo by PFC Carmelotes/JSDF)
