France says ready to help Philippine Navy with dream of having submarines

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In this February 2021 file photo, French nuclear attack submarine SNA Emeraude conducts a patrol through the South China Sea accompanied by support ship BSAM Seine.

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MANILA, Philippines — As talks between the two countries continue, France on Tuesday said it is "more than ready" to help and work with the Philippines on plans to include submarines in its fleet.

 

Other countries in Southeast Asia — Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam had them as of 2015 — already operate submarines. Myanmar took delivery of a China-made one in late 2021.

 

"France is obviously committed to work more closely with the Philippines and have a more strategic relations with the Philippines so, of course, we are ready," French Ambassador Michèle Boccoz said in a press briefing on Wednesday during its Naval Day Symposium.

 

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