(Press Release)
June 2, 2024
Japan Ministry of Defense
On June 2, 2024, Defense Minister KIHARA, visiting Singapore to attend the 21st IISS Asia Pacific Security Conference (Shangri-La Dialogue), held a meeting with Minister for Home Affairs & Immigration of Fiji, Hon Pio Tikoduadua. The summary of the meeting is as follows:
- At the outset of the meeting, Minister Kihara expressed his appreciation for Minister Tikoduadua’s participation to the 2nd Japan Pacific Islands Defense Dialogue (JPIDD), held back in March in Tokyo.
- They discussed bilateral and multilateral defense cooperation and exchanges including port calls of SDF vessels and capacity building assistance as well as multilateral defense cooperation such as JPIDD, and concurred to continue to enhance defense cooperation.