(Press Release: Provisional Translation)
March 6, 2025
Ministry of Defense Japan
On March 6, 2025, commencing at 18:20 for approximately 35 minutes, Minister of Defense Nakatani received a courtesy call by Rt Hon. Lammy, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- At the outset, Minister Nakatani welcomed Secretary Lammy’s visit to Japan. Secretary Lammy conveyed his appreciation to Minister Nakatani for hosting the visit.
- The Ministers exchanged views on regional affairs, concurred to deepen bilateral cooperation as each other’s closest partners in Asia and Europe and shared the recognition that the security of Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific is inseparable.
- They also welcomed the deepening of Japan-UK security cooperation, including the deployment of the carrier strike group to the Indo-Pacific region this year, which Japan is included as one of the destinations, as well as GCAP.