Statement of Intent for closer defence co-operation between Japan and NZ
On 4 June 2023, the Defence Ministers of New Zealand and Japan signed a statement of intent for closer defence cooperation between the two Pacific regional partners.
Andrew Little and H. E. Yasukazu Hamada signed the ‘Statement of Intent on Defence Cooperation in Maritime Security, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief and Climate Change in the Pacific Islands Region’ at the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
Read more at the Beehive website: Closer defence cooperation between New Zealand and Japan | Beehive.govt.nz(external link)
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