Minister of Defense Kishi met with Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi in Cambodia, where he visited, and expressed his intention to strongly oppose the unilateral attempt to change the status quo against the background of power, with China in mind as it strengthens its marine expansion. , We have confirmed that we will continue to work closely together.
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, who is visiting Cambodia to attend a meeting with the defense ministers of the 10 ASEAN-Association of Southeast Asian Nations, met with Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi on the 21st.
In this, Minister Kishi expressed his strong opposition to unilateral attempts to change the status quo and any actions that would increase tensions, with China in mind as it strengthens its marine expansion in the South China Sea and other areas.
They also confirmed that Japan and Cambodia will continue to work closely together as Russia's military invasion of Ukraine shakes the foundations of the international order.
After that, Minister Kishi met with Indonesia, Brunei, and Vietnam's defense ministers, and agreed to strengthen defense cooperation and exchanges between the two countries.