(Press Release: Provisional Translation)
July 8, 2026
Ministry of Defense
On July 7, 2026, Minister Koizumi, who is visiting Türkiye to attend the NATO Ankara Summit, held a Defense Ministerial Meeting with Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Denmark, H.E. Mr. Jeppe Bruus.
- At the outset, Minister Koizumi welcomed the convening of a defense ministerial meeting between the two countries for the first time in seven years, and also congratulated Minister Bruus’s appointment as Minister of Defence last month.
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At the meeting, the two Ministers shared the recognition that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and that of the Indo-Pacific is inseparable. Upon that, they exchanged views on Japan-Denmark defense cooperation and exchanges and regional affairs.
- Both sides confirmed to embark on creating a “Memorandum of Cooperation on Defense Cooperation and Exchanges” between Japan and Denmark to further advance defense cooperation and exchanges between the two countries, and also to establish a framework for dialogue between the defense authorities.