European Union's foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell signed a defense pact on Friday with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya to step up defense cooperation. The first such agreement between the two parties will allow the EU and Japan to conduct joint drills and enhance military exchanges.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00The European Union has signed a new defence agreement with Japan as the bloc seeks to
00:05step up its presence in Asia. EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell and his Japanese counterpart
00:12Iwaya Takeshi announced the pact, which will see closer military cooperation. Borrell says
00:18this is the first agreement of its kind between the EU and Japan. It comes as China increases
00:24military activity around Japan and other countries in the region. The EU increasingly views
00:29China as a threat to regional stability.