Japan-Vietnam deal for Defence Equipment

Both the countries have inked the deal to boost the defence cooperation in the backdrop of China’s growing military influence.

This deal will elevate the defence partnership among the countries to a new level.

Countries have also planned to deepen defence ties through multinational joint exercises as well.

Details regarding the transfer of specific equipment, including naval vessels, will be worked out at subsequent stages.

To counter the China’s increasingly assertive actions in disputed waters of South China Sea, Japan and Vietnam have also agreed on the importance of maintaining freedom of navigation &overflight in Indo-Pacific region and cooperation in several defence areas including cybersecurity.

Vietnam is the 11th country with which Japan signed the defence equipment and technology transfer deal.

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