装備移転、情報保護で連携　日フィンランド防衛相

　木原稔防衛相は１２日、フィンランドのハッカネン国防相と防衛省で会談し、防衛装備移転と情報保護に関する２国間の枠組み構築を検討することで合意した。ロシアや中国、北朝鮮の軍事動向を踏まえ、力による一方的な現状変更の試みに対する連携強化を申し合わせた。（2024/09/12-15:57）

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and his Finnish counterpart, Antti Hakkanen, agreed Thursday to consider creating a bilateral framework for defense equipment transfers and information protection.
   In their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Kihara and Hakkanen also affirmed their commitment to enhancing cooperation against attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force, in light of Russian, Chinese and North Korean moves.
   "We hope to add momentum to steadily progressing defense cooperation and exchanges," Kihara said.
   Hakkanen expressed concerns over cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He said security in Europe is strongly linked with that in the Indo-Pacific and that Japan-Finland defense cooperation will bring many mutual benefits.