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US and ASEAN working on defence cooperation deal, says Hegseth
- US and its allies in Southeast Asia were working on a defence cooperation framework
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth affirmed US support for Asia-Pacific allies, emphasizing shared interests and a new defense cooperation framework with ASEAN nations.
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- US commitment to Asia-Pacific allies.
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CEBU: The United States is ready to support its allies in the Asia-Pacific region “over shared interests that are overlapping and clear,” its Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday.
Hegseth told regional defence ministers in Cebu, Philippines, that the US and its allies in Southeast Asia were working on a defence cooperation framework, adding that Washington was ready and willing to work with ASEAN countries based on their own circumstances and priorities.