Japan – Australia Summit Meeting (Summary)
On October 11, commencing at 2:05 p.m. local time (4:05 p.m. on October 11, JST) for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, who is visiting the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to attend the ASEAN-related Summits’ meetings, held a Japan-Australia Summit Meeting with the Hon. Anthony Albanese, MP, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia. The overview of the meeting is as follows:
At the outset, Prime Minister Ishiba expressed his intention to work together with Australia to realize a ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ under the ‘Special Strategic Partnership’ between Japan and Australia.
The two leaders affirmed that they would improve interoperability between Japan and Australia in the field of security and strengthen their collective deterrence, based on the direction set out in the 2022 ‘Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation’. They also concurred to strengthen dialogue and cooperation in the fields of cyber and economic security.
The two leaders affirmed that they would further strengthen cooperation in the field of energy security and the effort toward decarbonization as well as in the field of economy including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
The two leaders had an exchange of views on the situation in East Asia, such as the response to North Korea, including the nuclear and missile issues and the abduction issue, and concurred to further strengthen consultations and cooperation between Japan and Australia in responding to such issues.
