April 6, 2024
Ministry of Defense
Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru issued the joint statement about Australia-Japan-Philippines-United States Maritime Cooperative Activity with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles MP, the Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. and the U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and on April 6.
[LINK] JOINT STATEMENT AUSTRALIA-JAPAN-PHILIPPINES-UNITED STATES MARITIME COOPERATIVE ACTIVITY (PDF)