Kishida and Sunak discussed strengthening cooperation.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held telephone conversation with the new Prime Minister of Great Britain Rishi Sunak, agreeing to deepen bilateral cooperation against the background of concerns about Russia's war against Ukraine, as well as increased military activity by China and North Korea. This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, reports Japan Today.
The parties agreed to continue supporting Ukraine and maintain sanctions against Russia.
The leaders also confirmed that Japan and Britain will speed up negotiations to reach an agreement as soon as possible that will strengthen interoperability and interoperability between their armed forces, as well as an agreement on the joint development of a fighter jet.
Emphasizing that the security of Europe and the Indo-Pacific region inseparable, Kishida said Japan welcomes Britain's rapprochement with the region in order to increase its presence there.
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It was previously reported that Japan and Great Britain intend to sign a major defense pact in December, which will allow the countries to intensify cooperation with the United States in the Indo-Pacific region and strengthen containment of the threat from China .
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Countries will sign a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA). It follows a similar deal Japan signed with Australia in January and is another sign that Tokyo is forging deeper defense ties with allies and partners to prepare for the possibility of war with China over Taiwan.
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