Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Belgian counterpart, Theo Francken, at a meeting in Tokyo on Monday agreed to deepen security cooperation between their countries. Koizumi welcomed Belgium’s first assignment of a defense attache to its embassy in Tokyo, saying this is highly significant as the security in the Euro-Atlantic region and that in the Indo-Pacific region are becoming increasingly inseparable. The two ministers exchanged views on regional developments and confirmed cooperation to maintain a free and open international order based on the rule of law. Francken, who also serves as Belgium’s trade minister, expressed his eagerness to strengthen defense industry cooperation with Japan. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Japan, Belgium Defense Chiefs Agree to Deepen Security Ties
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