Overview
- The two sides agreed to expand maritime security cooperation through more personnel exchanges and joint training.
- Defense authorities will begin discussions on protecting military information.
- Cooperation will deepen via Japan’s Official Security Assistance program, which includes free provision of defense equipment to countries that share common values.
- The ministers established a vice-ministerial Defense Strategy Dialogue to advance equipment and technology cooperation.
- They stressed adherence to international law and raised concerns over unilateral attempts to alter the status quo in the East and South China Seas.