U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro will travel to the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia for defense cooperation, State Department announced on Wednesday.

From Thursday to Saturday, Shapiro will visit the Philippines to consult with senior civilian and military officials on further enhancing defense and security cooperation, building on the recent U.S.-Philippines Bilateral Security Dialogue in Washington, the department said in a statement.

From Sunday to Monday, he will be in Indonesia for talks on bilateral political-military cooperation, including Indonesia's recent decision to acquire F-16 aircraft, said the statement.

From Tuesday to next Thursday, Shapiro will attend the Singapore Air Show, as well as discuss political-military and defense trade issues with Singaporean senior government officials and industry representatives, according to the statement.

In his finial stop, he will travel to Malaysia to hold bilateral meetings with senior civilian and defense officials there, said the statement.