Canada and Japan have launched talks aimed at sharing military intelligence, as the two countries try countering growing threats from China and Russia.
“Through the exchange of intelligence, we will be able to better counter threats at home, and work alongside partners to create greater stability in the region,” Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly tweeted Tuesday.
She met with her Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tokyo, adopting an action plan to strengthen co-operation on defence and economic security.
That plan included the launch of formal talks on the intelligence-sharing pact, dubbed the General Security of Information Agreement.
The two sides aim to reach an agreement “as soon as possible” to facilitate information sharing and further strengthen co-operation between their militaries, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said….