Author: DAVAO TODAY

THE 6th IISS ASIAN SECURITY SUMMIT
SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE

Singapore
Sunday 3 June 2007

SECURING REGIONAL WATERS: HOW MUCH PROGRESS?

Hon Rohitha Bogollagama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka

Rohitha Bogollagama

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka

It is indeed a great pleasure to be associated, representing Sri Lanka for the first time in the Shangri-La Dialogue. I must thank the Government of Singapore for the hospitality and all courtesies that have been extended to me and to my delegation.

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THE 6th IISS ASIAN SECURITY SUMMIT
SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE

Singapore
Sunday 3 June 2007

SECURING REGIONAL WATERS: HOW MUCH PROGRESS?

Hon Hermogenes E Ebdane Jr, Secretary of National Defense, The Philippines

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Securing Regional Waters: The Philippines

Hermogenes E Ebdane Jr

Secretary of National Defence, The Philippines

Your excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Thank you for this opportunity to share the Philippine viewpoint on securing regional waterways and the progress that has been made. My discussion takes into account two key ideas that impact on the topic at hand. First, our connectivity as nations because of our waterways, and second, the emerging importance of defence roles vis-?-vis development goals as evidenced by our own experience in the Philippines.

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