Manila, April 23 -- The Philippines and Indonesia agreed to pursue more "practical cooperation" on defense, border management, maritime, and other areas during a high-level bilateral meeting on Thursday.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro, who is currently in Indonesia for a working visit, co-chaired the 8th Philippine-Indonesia Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) with Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Sugiono in Jakarta.

"Pleased to have co-chaired the 8th PHL-IDN Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) with Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Sugiono in Jakarta. We agreed on practical cooperation, including on defense, border management, maritime, trade, and legal cooperation," she said in a...