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Top US, Philippine officials to meet after expanding defense pact

FILE PHOTO: Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo delivers a message during a media event in Manila, Philippines, August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo

The top foreign and defense officials of the United States and the Philippines will meet in Washington next week, the U.S. State Department announced on Wednesday, just as the two countries have expanded their defense cooperation agreement.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will receive Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and defense chief Carlito Galvez on Tuesday.

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