2022.01.18 12:04Nation

日仏、２０日に２プラス２

　林芳正外相は１８日の記者会見で、フランスとの外務・防衛担当閣僚協議（２プラス２）を２０日にテレビ会議形式で開催すると発表した。覇権主義的な動きを強める中国を念頭に、安全保障面の連携を強化するのが狙い。林氏は「防衛協力や地域情勢などについて幅広く議論する」と語った。（2022/01/18-12:04）

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2022.01.18 12:04Nation

Japan, France to Hold 2-Plus-2 Security Talks on Thurs.

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Japan and France will hold so-called two-plus-two security talks via videoconference among their foreign and defense ministers on Thursday, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday.
   The talks are apparently intended to strengthen the two countries' cooperation to counter China's hegemonic ambitions.
   "We'll discuss defense cooperation, regional situations and other issues broadly," Hayashi told a press conference.
   It will be the sixth two-plus-two meeting between Japan and France and the first since January 2019.
   Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the French military have been enhancing cooperation, including by conducting a joint drill on the assumption of defense of remote islands.