EU and Japan sign new security, defence cooperation pact
The European Union and Japan have launched a new defence and security cooperation deal, in light of growing concerns over China. The partnership calls for closer cooperation in several areas, including maritime security and cyberdefence. Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya signed the agreement in Tokyo, calling it the first of its kind between Europe and an Indo-Pacific nation. Both sides have expressed concern about increasingly volatile disputes over territory in the East and South China Seas. Trent Murray reports from Berlin.Â
The European Union and Japan have launched a new defence and security cooperation deal, in light of growing concerns over China. The partnership calls for closer cooperation in several areas, including maritime security and cyberdefence. Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya signed the agreement in Tokyo, calling it the first of its kind between Europe and an Indo-Pacific nation. Both sides have expressed concern about increasingly volatile disputes over territory in the East and South China Seas. Trent Murray reports from Berlin.Â