日米豪、共同訓練拡大へ　３カ国防衛相が会談

　【シンガポール時事】シンガポール訪問中の岸信夫防衛相は１１日、米国のオースティン国防長官、オーストラリアのマールズ国防相と会談した。３カ国による共同訓練や防衛装備・技術協力を拡大・強化していくことで一致した。
　会談後に発表した共同声明では、ウクライナ侵攻を続けるロシアに対し、攻撃停止と撤退を要求。岸氏は記者会見で「国際秩序の根幹が揺さぶられる中で、基本的価値を共有する同盟国、同志国が連携することが大変重要だ」と述べた。
　共同声明はまた、覇権主義的な動きを強める中国を念頭に、厳しさを増す東アジアの安全保障環境への「懸念」を表明。「台湾海峡の平和と安定の重要性を強調し、両岸問題の平和的解決を促す」と明記した。（2022/06/11-21:27）

Defense chiefs from Japan, the United States and Australia on Saturday agreed to increase and strengthen trilateral exercises to enhance interoperability and readiness.
   Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles also agreed at their meeting in Singapore to pursue trilateral cooperation on defense equipment and technologies.
   In a joint statement released after their meeting, the three defense chiefs called on Russia to immediately withdraw its forces and cease its attack on Ukrainian territory.
   "At a time when the foundations of the international order are being shaken, it is very important that allies and partners that share fundamental values work together," Kishi told a press conference.
   The joint statement also said that the ministers are "concerned about the increasingly severe security environment in the East China Sea," apparently with China's increasingly hegemonic activities in mind.