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1st LD: Talks to start to nod Japan's use of Philippine bases: Aquino

Xinhua, June 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

Philippine President Benigno Aquino said here on Friday that his country is to start talks that would allow Japanese aircraft and vessels to use the Philippines to refuel.

Aquino told a press briefing that the agreement may clear the way for the Japanese military to use Philippine bases on a rotational basis.

The Philippine president was in Tokyo at the end of a four-day visit. Endi