Back on track: File photo of US Marines and their Philippine counterparts taking part in joint military training exercises in Cavite, Manila, on Oct 11,2010. The termination, due to take effect in August, was Duterte’s biggest move yet towards delivering on long-standing threats to downgrade ties with the United States. — AFP
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has suspended his decision to scrap a two-decade-old troop deployment agreement with the United States due to political and other developments in the region, his foreign minister said.
The termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), which is central to one of Washington’s most important alliances in Asia, was due to take effect in August and was Duterte’s biggest move yet towards delivering on long-standing threats to downgrade ties with the Philippines’ former colonial ruler.
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