2+TK/N At the outset of the meeting, Minister Kishi congratulated 1Minister Dutton on his appointment, and Minister Dutton expressed his appreciation. The two Ministers concurred on deepening the Special 2Strategic Partnership through extensive discussion on Japan and Australia’s defense cooperation. Furthermore, the Minis-ters agreed to continue maintaining the communication between our defence authorities to uphold and reinforce a free, open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific and contin-ue to vigorously promote bilateral defense cooperation and exchanges. The two Ministers also exchanged views on the regional 3issues in the Indo-Pacific. Regarding the East China Sea and the South China Sea, they once again expressed strong oppo-sition to any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by coercion, and any activities that escalate tensions. They concurred that a maritime order based on international law particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is important. In this context, they expressed their concerns over China’s Coast Guard Law. Regarding North Korea, the two Ministers referred to the 4launches of two ballistic missiles by North Korea on the 25th of March, and strongly condemned them as a threat to the peace and stability of the region as well as a violation of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, and shared the view that the repeated launches of ballistic missiles by North Korea pose a serious challenge to the international community as a whole. The two Ministers also reaffirmed their commit-ment to closely coordinating toward the complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement of all of North Korea’s weap-ons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles of all ranges, including collaboration on responses against “ship-to-ship transfers.” The Ministers exchanged views on reinforcing the rules-based 5international order, including working together to counter disin-formation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. They also exchanged views on approaches of promoting cooperation in third countries to build regional resilience. The two minis-ters affirmed they would continue to work together on these approaches. The Ministers reiterated their commitment to active trilater-6al defence cooperation and exchanges with our common ally, the United States, to uphold and reinforce a free and open Indo-Pacific. They also underscored the importance of close cooperation with regional partners. The two Ministers have affirmed the need for holding a 7face-to-face meeting at the earliest possible opportunity.+%'Japan-Australia Defense Ministers' Teleconference On May 19, Minister KISHI held a teleconference with Minister of the Australian Department of Defence, the Hon Peter DUTTON.
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