Japan, France agree on defense sharing pact
2018-01-27 09:54:46 source：Japan Today
January 27, 2018
Tokyo -- Japan and France agreed Friday on a framework for a bilateral acquisition and cross-servicing agreement, which would allow them to share defense supplies as they deepen their cooperation on regional security.
At the fourth Japan-France "two-plus-two" ministerial security talks in Tokyo, the foreign and defense ministers of both countries also agreed to work together in a more concrete fashion to maintain a "free and open Indo-Pacific region," according to a joint statement.
They agreed to hold their first bilateral maritime defense exercises next month, and to get started in the near future on joint research into next-generation minesweeping technology.
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