Seoul, Sept. 16 -- Senior defence officials of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Philippines discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in defence and weapon industry at their meeting in Seoul on September 15. The RoK's Vice Defence Minister Lee Doo-hee and his Philippine counterpart Irineo Cruz Espino shared their opinions on the regional security situation and exchanged views on measures to expand their collaboration through combined training and personnel exchange, according to the Korean Ministry of National Defence. Lee thanked Espino for Manila's decision to acquire 12 Korean FA-50 light attack fighters and requested the country's support for Korean defence firms seeking to take part in military modernisation projects in the Philipp...