State Minister of Defense Oniki received a courtesy call from GEN Paul J. LaCamera, Commander USFK

On June 1, State Minister of Defense Oniki received a courtesy call from GEN Paul J. LaCamera, Commander USFK. State Minister of Defense Oniki welcomed his visit to MOD, and they confirmed, in response to North Korea’s provacative actions, the necessity of close cooperation between Japan and U.S. as well as trilateral cooperation among Japan, the United States and Republic of Korea, as Minister Kishi has confirmed with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at last month’s Japan-U.S. Defense Ministerial Meeting in Washington D.C. and last week’s Defense Ministerial Telephone Conference.