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Japan PM Kishida arranging to join Shangri-La Dialogue security summit -Nikkei By Reuters
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© Reuters. PHOTO FILE: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech at the Guildhall in London, Britain May 5, 2022. REUTERS / Peter Nicholls
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is arranging his attendance at the Shangri-La Dialogue Asian security summit in Singapore on June 10-12 to foster an understanding of Japan’s defense buildup, newspaper reported on Saturday.
Kishida will also likely call for greater international cooperation from Western and Asian defense officials in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s maritime assertiveness, Nikkei said.
The Japanese premier’s appearance at the security forum would be the first since 2014 by Shinzo Abe, the paper said.
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