Japan, Mongolia agree to advance defense cooperation
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Mongolian Defense Minister Damba Batlut have agreed to strengthen defense cooperation. The meeting emphasized Mongolia's strategic geopolitical position between Russia and China.
Why it matters
This partnership reflects Japan's efforts to build regional security alliances to maintain a free and open international order in Asia.
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Japan, Mongolia agree to advance defense cooperation
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (right) and his Mongolian counterpart, Damba Batlut, shake hands before a meeting at the Japanese Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
TOKYO, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Mongolian counterpart, Damba Batlut, agreed to advance defense cooperation between their countries in a meeting at the Japanese Defense Ministry in Tokyo.
In Wednesday's meeting, the two also confirmed their intention to work together to maintain and strengthen a free and open international order based on the rule of law.
"Mongolia occupies a geopolitically important position between Russia and China," Koizumi said at the meeting, emphasizing that the Japanese Defense Ministry and the Self-Defense Forces place importance on cooperation with Mongolia.
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