Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 24 May 2024.
Robert Buckland
Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to improve defence cooperation with Japan in the Indo-Pacific.
Leo Docherty
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
The Ministry of Defence will continue to strengthen our defence relationship with Japan via the commitments made under the Hiroshima Accord, the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) and the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). The Carrier Strike Group's deployment to the Indo-Pacific in 2025 will further strengthen UK and Japan defence cooperation.
Yes9 people think so
No7 people think not
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