US Ambassador Lipton visits PCG
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- US Ambassador Lee Lipton met Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Ronnie Gil Gavan to discuss expanding maritime cooperation.
- The talks covered potential cooperation in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity after the Philippine Coast Guard established a Cyber Command.
- Gavan thanked the US Coast Guard for its continued support in strengthening Philippine operational and maritime law-enforcement capabilities.
US Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Lipton visited Philippine Coast Guard headquarters in Manila to discuss expanding maritime cooperation between the two countries.
Lipton met Coast Guard commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan at the agency’s headquarters in Port Area on Friday. Gavan thanked the US Coast Guard for its sustained support in strengthening the Philippine service’s operational and maritime law-enforcement capabilities.
Lipton reaffirmed the United States’ continued commitment to maritime cooperation with the Philippines in support of shared responsibilities across the Indo-Pacific region.
The two officials also explored emerging areas of cooperation in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The discussions followed the Philippine Coast Guard’s establishment of a Cyber Command.
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