Japan and Israel sign defense cooperation deal

(30 Aug 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Tokyo - 30 August 2022   1. Japanese Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada, Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz and delegations meeting 2. Various of Hamada and Gantz signing documents, exchanging documents and shaking hands 3. Hamada and Gantz at news conference 4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Yasukazu Hamada, Japanese Defence Minister: “Seeing today’s signing ceremony as an incentive, I would like to state here that we will further strengthen military cooperation and collaboration with Israel.“ 5. Hamada and Gantz at news conference 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Benny Gantz, Israeli Defence Minister: “We elevate the 70 years of excellent ties between our countries with the strategic level. We open the doors to technological cooperation, information sharing, military-to-military activities and industrial ventures. These activities strengthen the defense capability of each country as well as our joint contribution to the peace and stability of our region and all over the world.“ 7. Guard of honour at ceremony 8. Various of Gantz and Hamada at ceremony 9. Japanese and Israeli flags                                   STORYLINE: Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Gantz and his Japanese counterpart Yasukazu Hamada on Tuesday signed an agreement to step up their defense cooperation. The memorandum covers areas including arms equipment, technology and development as they shared concerns about growing global tension from Asia to the Middle East. The two ministers welcomed their stronger military cooperation as a move to reinforce a “free and open Indo-Pacific“ vision that Japan pushes with the United States in the region, as well as to the development of the Middle East. Both regions have the world’s busiest sea lanes which are crucial to commercial shipping. Japan and Israel, both strong US allies each, will also mark the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic ties this year. Gantz told a joint news conference after holding talks with Hamada that the strengthening of their defense cooperation “will elevate the 70 years of excellent ties between our countries to the strategic level.“ AP video shot by Chisato Tanaka =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel 44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@ (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: