Australia and Japan Commit to Deepen Military Ties and Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison (L) is greeted by Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) prior to an official welcoming ceremony at Suga's official residence in Tokyo on November 17, 2020. Eugene Hoshiko / POOL / AFP

The prime ministers of Australia and Japan met on Nov. 17 to sure up bilateral relations between the two nations and committed to deepening cooperation as tensions mount in the Indo-Pacific region.

In a joint media statement, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the countries reaffirmed their Special Strategic Partnership and agreed to expand bilateral relations through a new landmark agreement, the “Japan-Australia RAA.”