Japan-UK Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation
The Prime Ministers of Japan and the UK,
Recognising that Japan and the UK are global strategic partners which share strategic
interests and fundamental values such as freedom, democracy, human rights, and the
rule of law;
Committing to exercising their leadership to maintain the rules-based international
system as the closest security partners respectively in Asia and Europe;
Recalling the historical ties between Japan and the UK, and recognising the excellent
progress of security and defence cooperation between Japan and the UK, based on
the Japan-UK Memorandum Relating to Defence Co-operation signed in 2012 as well
as on the discussions at the Foreign and Defence Ministers’ meetings;
Affirming that free and open access to oceans, space and cyberspace based on the
rule of law serves as the foundation of the stability and prosperity of the international
community, including in the Indo-Pacific region;
Recognising that Japan and the UK are the closest allies of the US in Asia and
Europe respectively, and share a strategic commitment to strengthening cooperation
with partners, friends and allies including the US, which share fundamental values or
strategic interests, or both;
Recognising that the security challenges for Japan and the UK are now intertwined,
requiring further coordination of actions between Japan and the UK on traditional and
new type of threats;
Committing to elevate our global security partnership to the next level through
comprehensively enhancing security cooperation between Japan and the UK;
Have decided as follows:
Strengthening Cooperation
Building on the global perspectives of Japan and the UK, as embodied by Japan’s
policy of “Proactive Contribution to Peace” based on the principle of international
cooperation and the UK’s vision of a Global Britain respectively, Japan and the UK
reaffirm their commitment to elevating their global strategic partnership and
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