2"TF/NFrom June 10 to 12, Defense Minister Kishi visited Singapore to attend 19th IISS Asia Secu-rity Summit. He delivered a speech at the plenary session and held meetings with defense ministers of countries represented at the summit. Asia Security Summit is an annual interna-tional conference held in Singapore, where defense ministers mainly from the Indo-Pacific attend and exchange views on regional security challenges and defense cooperation. This year’s summit was held in-person for the first time in three years.Defense Minister Kishi delivered a speech at the second plenary session titled “Managing Geopolitical Competition in a Multipolar Region”. Defense Minister Kishi explained impli-cations of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine for the Indo-Pacific and Japan's efforts to respond to geopolitical competition in the region, emphasizing the importance of solidarity in maintaining and strengthening the rules-based international order.+%'U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral Defense Ministers MeetingDefense Minister Kishi had the 10th trilateral Defense Ministers Meeting with U.S. Secre-tary of Defense Lloyd Austin III and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles. The three ministers reaffirmed their continued commitment to further enhance trilateral defense cooperation and cooperation with regional partners includ-ing India, European, ASEAN and Pacific Island counties to upfold and reinforce a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.Meeting with Defense Minister of China, Wei FengheRegarding the situation in the East and South China Seas, Defense Minister Kishi conveyed his strong concern about the continued unilateral attempts to change the status quo by coercion, including in the areas around the Senkaku Islands. He also conveyed that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is critical also for the international community. Regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he stated that unilateral changes to the status quo by coercion undermines the foundation of the international order and urged China to play a responsible role as a permanent member of the Security Council.The 19th IISS Asia Security Summit: Shangri-La Dialogue
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