US, Japan Defense Ministers Agree To Boost Cooperation In Space - Pentagon

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th January, 2019) The government defense chiefs of the United States and Japan agreed at a Pentagon meeting to boost their cooperation on information, space and cyber security, Pentagon Spokesperson Charles Summers said in a press release.

"Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan met with the Japanese Minister of Defense Takeshi Iwaya today," Summers said Wednesday. "They...

discussed regional security issues and furthered discussions on U.S.-Japan defense cooperation topics, such as space, cyber, operational cooperation and information security."

Shanahan and Iwaya also reaffirmed the long-standing defense relationship as the cornerstone of regional security policy, the readout said.

Shanahan also said looked forward to working closely with Iwaya to strengthen the US-Japan Alliance and to ensure peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world, the readout added.