Japan Defense Focus No.137
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3Visit the JDF website to see more photos and web-only articles. www.mod.go.jp/en/jdf/On April 19, Minister KISHI held a video teleconference with Hon Peeni Henare, Minister of Defence, New Zealand.1 The two ministers exchanged views on regional security issues 1and reaffirmed their continued close cooperation. Regarding the East China Sea, they expressed their strong concern about any unilateral attempts that escalate tension. The two ministers raised serious concerns about the situation in the South China Sea. They reiterated the importance of settling disputes by peaceful means in accordance with international law, in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).” Minister Kishi expressed the serious concerns over China’s Coast Guard Law. Both ministers concurred in sending a clear message that a free and open maritime order based on the rule of law is important.2 The ministers referred to the launching of two ballistic missiles 2by North Korea on March 25, and strongly condemned the launches as a threat to the peace and stability of the region that violates 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. Minister Kishi expressed that he highly valued New Zealand’s deployment of its assets to monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities including North Korea’s illegal “ship-to-ship transfers”. The ministers reaffirmed their commitment to closely coordinating on efforts to urge North Korea to abandon all weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner.3 In addition, the ministers welcomed tangible development of 3Japan-New Zealand defense cooperation, which was exemplified, for instance, in the exchange program between Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and New Zealand Air Force (NZAF) in November 2020, where NZAF patrol aircraft crew visited JMSDF Kanoya Air Base to interact with JMSDF patrol aircraft On April 28, Minister KISHI held a video teleconference with Minister of National Defence of Canada, H.E. Harjit Singh Sajjan.1 The two ministers exchanged views on regional security issues 1and reaffirmed their continued close cooperation to maintain and promote the rule of law in the Indo-Pacific region. Regarding the East China Sea and the South China Sea, they expressed their will to strongly oppose any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by coercion, and any activities that escalate tensions. They also expressed their serious concerns over China’s Coast Guard Law and concurred in sending a clear message that a free and open maritime order based on the rule of law isimportant.2 The ministers referred to the launches of two ballistic missiles 2by North Korea on March 25, and strongly condemned them as a threat to the peace and stability of the region as well as a violation of UNSC resolutions, and shared the view that the repeated launch-es of ballistic missiles by North Korea pose a serious challenge to the international community as a whole. Minister Sajjan announced the renewal of Operation NEON until 2023, Canada’s contribution to the multinational effort to monitor the implementa-tion of UNSC sanctions against North Korea. Minister Kishi expressed that he highly valued Canada’s continued deployment of its assets for monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities including North Korea’s illegal ship-to-ship transfers. The ministers reaffirmed their commitment to closely crew. Furthermore, the ministers confirmed that the two countries would develop coordination towards a Japan-New Zealand bilateral exercise.4 The ministers consented to cooperate against the risks imposed 4by infectious diseases that could affect peace and security and promote Japan-New Zealand efforts as below:sharing lessonslearned in humanitarian aid and disaster response ◆sharing lessons learned in humanitarian aid and disaster response (HA/DR) operations during the COVID-19 pandemic,(HA/DR) operations during the COVID-19 pandemic,finding new opportunitiesfor cooperation in third countriesin order ◆finding new opportunities for cooperation in third countries in to make them more resilient to the pandemic,order to make them more resilient to the pandemic,◆exchanging views on reinforcing the rules-based international exchanging views on reinforcing the rules-based international order, including working together to counter disinformation in the order, including working together to counter disinformation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.context of the COVID-19 pandemic.5 Furthermore, the two ministers welcomed the intention to 5increase cooperation between Japan-New Zealand on issues of importance for the Pacific, such as climate change, COVID-19 responses, and Women Peace and Security, and affirmed to further enhance this cooperation.6 The two ministers affirmed they would continue to vigorously 6promote bilateral defense cooperation and exchanges to maintain and promote the principles of a free and open Indo-Pacific, while maintaining close communication between respective defense authorities.coordinating toward the complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement of all of North Korea’s weapons of mass destruc-tion and ballistic missile of all ranges, including collaboration on responses against ship-to-ship transfers.3 In addition, the ministers discussed the risks imposed by 3infectious diseases that could affect peace and security. They exchanged views on reinforcing the rules-based international order, including countering disinformation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. They also exchanged views on approaches of promoting cooperation in third countries to make them more resilient to the pandemic. The two ministers affirmed they would continue to work together on these approaches.4 The ministers affirmed they would continue to vigorously 4promote bilateral defense cooperation and exchanges to uphold and reinforce the Free and Open Indo-Pacific while maintaining close communication between respective defense authorities.Japan-New Zealand Defense Ministers' Video TeleconferenceJapan-Canada Defense Ministers' Video Teleconference

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