(Press Release)
November 1, 2025
Japan Ministry of Defense
On November 1, 2025, Defense Minister Koizumi, visiting Malaysia to attend the 12th ASEAN Defense Minister’s Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), held a meeting with Singapore’s Minister for Defence, Chan Chun Sing. The summary of the meeting is as follows:
- At the outset of the meeting, Minister Koizumi expressed his delight at being able to have a meeting with Minister Chan shortly after assuming his position as Defense Minister, and emphasized that Japan would like to enhance cooperation in the defense field with Singapore, as we approach a milestone year of the 60th anniversary of Japan-Singapore diplomatic relationship next year. In response, Minister Chan stated that he also welcomes his first meeting with Minister Koizumi.
- The two Ministers welcomed the close communication between Japan and Singapore, such as human exchanges including the students at Japan’s National Defense Academy who serve as a bridge for bilateral defense exchanges after graduation, and high-level exchanges. They also welcomed the close collaboration among the operational authorities on the occasions of missions/operation and exercises. The two Ministers concurred to further enhance defense cooperation between the two countries in various area.
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The two Ministers discussed the importance of multilateral cooperation, and particularly affirmed their commitment to advancing the cooperation between Japan and the ASEAN CBR Defense Expert Network.
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The two Ministers, given that Singapore serves as the Coordinator Country to ASEAN for Japan until 2027, concurred to further strengthen defense cooperation between Japan and ASEAN.
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