Japan is set to begin dialogue with the French government on a new security agreement.
About it writes Kyodo agency.
According to the publication, the agreement involves a bilateral agreement on simplified access of the military to each other’s territories in the case of exercises, as well as assistance in times of natural disasters.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida intends to raise the issue of negotiations at a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to France.
Earlier, Japanese Government Secretary General Yoshimasa Hayashi said that Japan is concerned about China’s rapid military build-up.