Japan’s Defense and Foreign Ministers to Meet Philippine Counterparts Amid Growing Chinese Aggression
Published on July 1, 2024
Japan and the Philippines will discuss security issues in Manila next week amid Beijing’s growing aggression in the South China Sea. Japan’s foreign minister, Yoko Kamikawa, and defense minister, Minoru Kihara, will meet their Philippine counterparts, Enrique Manalo and Gilberto Teodoro, on July 8. During the Foreign and Defense Ministers Meeting, also known as the 2+2 meeting, the four officials are expected to discuss “bilateral and defense and security issues affecting the region, and exchange views on regional and international issues,” the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on June 28. The two countries also plan to discuss areas of mutual concern....