The United States and Australia on Tuesday invited the Japanese military to deploy forces on a rotating basis to Oceania’s largest island, pledging to present a united front against China’s military ambitions.
“What’s really important is that we’re doing this to create a balance in our region, involving other countries in the region, and we hope to have more exchanges with Japan,” Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles told reporters.
Strengthen military interactions
“We are going to Japan at the end of the week and we will invite Japan to participate in more exercises with Australia and the United States,” he added, during a meeting conference of the defense and foreign ministers of Australia and the United States. after the discussions in Washington.
Australia’s defense and foreign ministers also told reporters that they had agreed in Washington to strengthen military interactions with the United States.
The head of the Pentagon specified that the United States and Australia agreed to increase the rotations of bombers, fighters, soldiers of the US Army and Navy.
“We have decided to enhance trilateral defense cooperation and invite Japan to join our defense posture initiatives in Australia,” he said.
Japan has sought in recent years to strengthen cooperation with Australia, but defense relations are more sensitive, due to Tokyo’s official pacifism since World War II.
Source: BFM TV
