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Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, listens as Secretary of State John Kerry makes remarks during a meeting with Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario and Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin at the State Department in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

Kerry Remarks

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, listens as Secretary of State John Kerry makes remarks during a meeting with Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario and Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin at the State Department in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

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