Japan, US, Philippines vow to boost ties ahead of April summit

The three agreed on close collaboration to maintain and reinforce a “free and open international order based on the rule of law” and toward economic growth in the region, the ministry said.

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At the outset of the talks, Okano said they would ensure thorough preparation for the summit between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, US President Joe Biden and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, scheduled for April 11 in Washington.

The diplomats also vowed to steadily advance their partnership in areas such as maritime security, cyber defence, economic security, strategically key infrastructure and securing energy resources, according to the ministry.

The United States has been stepping up its bilateral and trilateral defence cooperation with Japan and the Philippines in recent years to counter China’s territorial claims and military build-up in the East and South China seas, as well as around Taiwan.

Kishida and Biden are scheduled to meet bilaterally the day before the three-way summit. Kishida will visit the United States as a state guest, marking the first such visit by a Japanese leader since then-prime minister Shinzo Abe’s trip in 2015.

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