Japan, U.K. leaders affirm cooperation for free, open Indo-Pacific
(VOVWORLD) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his British counterpart Boris Johnson agreed in phone talks Friday to work closely together in efforts to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific.
 Britain's Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier (Photo: AFP/ VNA) |
The leaders affirmed close cooperation involving a British aircraft carrier strike group headed to the region, according to Japan's Foreign Ministry. The Queen Elizabeth is slated to make port calls in about 40 countries including Japan, India and South Korea, with plans for it to participate in joint exercises with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. The leaders also agreed to cooperate to make the Group of Seven summit to be held in Cornwall, southwestern England, next month a success.