Japan, Israel to Bolster Defense Cooperation as Netanyahu Visits
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will announce an agreement today in Tokyo for the two countries to increase defense cooperation, a foreign ministry official said.
The enlarged exchanges could include mutual visits by ministers and senior members of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, according to the official, who asked not to be identified in line with ministry policy after briefing journalists on May 10 about the agreement. Abe will also urge Netanyahu, the first Israeli prime minister to visit Tokyo in six years, to restart peace talks with the Palestinians that he suspended last month, the official said.