Marles, Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin volition sermon practice successful exercises. ( Photo: X/@RichardMarlesMP)
The defence ministers of Australia, Japan and the United States volition conscionable successful the Australian metropolis of Darwin connected Sunday to sermon continued subject cooperation, Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles said connected Saturday.
Marles, Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin volition sermon practice successful exercises, operations, exertion and defence manufacture among different things, according to connection from Marles’ office. Industry cooperation,” the connection added.
Sunday’s gathering successful the superior of Australia’s Northern Territory would beryllium the 14th of its benignant betwixt the 3 nations, it said, adding that bilateral meetings would besides beryllium held with each country.
At the past trilateral, held successful Singapore successful June, the nations expressed superior interest astir information successful the East China Sea and said they opposed “any destabilising and coercive unilateral actions” there.
The aforesaid month, Japan lodged a protestation against Beijing aft it said Chinese vessels carrying what appeared to beryllium cannons had entered its territorial waters successful the East China Sea surrounding disputed islands that which Tokyo calls the Senkaku and Beijing calls the Diaoyu.