The last time a Japanese naval vessel visited the New Zealand capital was in 1936
“Our defence forces are developing cooperative work, not only with New Zealand and Australia but also many Pacific Island countries,” Japan’s envoy to Wellington, Makoto Osawa, told reporters on Friday. “Our main goal is the free and open Indo-Pacific.”
While officials in Canberra said the Japanese proposal was the best and cheapest, they also hailed it as the biggest defence industry agreement between the countries.
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