Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>During their scheduled early November summit in the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a>, Prime Minister <a href="https://noc.social/tags/FumioKishida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FumioKishida</span></a> and President <a href="https://noc.social/tags/FerdinandMarcos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FerdinandMarcos</span></a> Jr. are expected to greenlight negotiations for a "reciprocal access agreement," facilitating the presence of visiting forces, according to sources.</p><p>It would be <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>'s first <a href="https://noc.social/tags/RAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAA</span></a> with a member of the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ASEAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASEAN</span></a> and the third following the agreements with <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> and <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> . </p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a></p><p>Japan, Philippines mull starting talks on new <a href="https://noc.social/tags/SecurityPact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecurityPact</span></a><br><a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231025/p2g/00m/0na/035000c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mainichi.jp/english/articles/2</span><span class="invisible">0231025/p2g/00m/0na/035000c</span></a></p>