Manila, Oct. 27 -- The Philippines and Japan have reached an agreement "in principle" on a deal that would allow mutual logistic support between their two forces, said Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae on Sunday.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and the Japanese leader welcomed the new pact on the two nations' growing security cooperation during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Meetings here.

"We welcomed the fact that an agreement in principle has been reached on the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA), which will contribute to strengthening our security cooperation," she said.

ACSA enables the armed forces of the two countries to exch...