Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong reaffirmed their commitment to upholding the rules-based international order in the face of events in Ukraine and China’s growing military and economic influence, the Japanese newspaper reported on May 6. English The Japan Times.
During talks at Singapore’s Changi Airport on Friday, Kishida told Lee that talks were progressing on an agreement that would allow the transfer of defense equipment and technology between the two countries.
“We want to strengthen cooperation in the field of security and defense,” said Kishida, who also called for deepening cooperation in areas such as commissioning and building sustainable supply chains.
Kishida and Li also discussed the situation in Ukraine and in the East and South China Seas, where Beijing is building up territorial claims, including on the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands.
“The two leaders… agreed to continue cooperation to maintain and strengthen a free and open international order based on the rule of law,” Japan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Kishida stopped in Singapore after leaving Mozambique, the final leg of his six-day, four-country tour of Africa. He met Lee for lunch for about 75 minutes while his government plane refueled.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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