SEOUL -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and the Philippines agreed Monday to move forward security and defense industry cooperation between the two countries, according to Seoul's Ministry of National Defense.
Filipino Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana came to Korea to attend the steel cutting ceremony for two frigates that the Philippines has ordered.
Defense Minister Song Young-moo briefed Lorenzana on the outcome of the inter-Korean summit talks last week.
He requested Manila's support for Seoul's efforts to achieve the denuclearization of the peninsula and bring lasting peace through an improvement in inter-Korean relations, the Korean ministry said.
Lorenzana welcomed the accomplishments from the summit and expressed the Philippines' backing for South Korea's initiative, it added.
They also pledged continued efforts to promote partnerships in arms development.
Last year, South Korea signed a contract to build two 2,600-ton frigates for the Philippine Navy.
South Korea earlier sold a dozen FA-50 light attack aircraft, based on the T-50 advanced trainer jet, to the Philippines. (Yonhap)
