Japan, Australia, Indonesia agree to promote defense cooperation
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The defense chiefs of Japan, Australia and Indonesia agreed Wednesday to promote defense cooperation in their first trilateral teleph
Japanese, Australian, and Indonesian defense officials convened for their inaugural trilateral telephone discussions on Wednesday, aiming to bolster defense collaboration amid China's expanding influence in the Indo-Pacific region, according to Kyodo news agency. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, and Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin engaged in discussions regarding the security landscape in the region and affirmed the significance of maintaining close communication among the three nations, as per the Japanese Defense Ministry's official statement.
The ministers expressed their commitment to collaborating among the three countries to collectively bolster regional and global peace and stability, the ministry added. Japan has been progressively strengthening bilateral ties with Australia and Indonesia, with the objective of broadening these partnerships into a trilateral framework.
The nations are also collaborating on joint projects, such as the development of a vessel for the Australian Navy, modeled after Japan's advanced Mogami-class frigate, and Indonesia is exploring the possibility of acquiring Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers from Japan.
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