09 June 2021
Japan agrees to protect Australian Defence Force assets
by Kosuke Takahashi & Gabriel Dominguez
Japan has reached a framework agreement with Australia under which the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) would protect Australian Defence Force (ADF) assets upon request by Canberra.
The deal, which is part of efforts to bolster their bilateral security co-operation in the Indo-Pacific region, was announced during a virtual ‘2+2' meeting held on 9 June between the foreign and defence ministers of the two countries.
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