Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno will meet with Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Mars, who is visiting Japan, and will further cooperate in security for the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region, with China and other countries strengthening their marine advancement in mind. I confirmed that it would be deepened.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno met at the Prime Minister's Office on the 14th, following the arrival of Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Mars, who took office with the inauguration of the new Australian government last month.
At the beginning, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno congratulated him on his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister and called for "continuing to strengthen cooperation for the further development of Japan-Australia relations," while Deputy Prime Minister Mars said, "Special friendship. I want to take the relationship to the next level. "
On top of that, they will further deepen cooperation between Japan and Australia in the fields of security, defense, and economics for the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region, with China and other countries strengthening their movement to advance into the ocean. I confirmed that I would go.
They also exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine and East Asia, opposed attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force in any region, and addressed North Korea's nuclear and missile issues and abduction issues. Even in response, we agreed that we would continue to cooperate.