Japan-Israel Relations

Third Joint Foreign Affairs and Security Consultation (Pol-Mil Dialogue) between Japan and Israel

December 7, 2022

On December 7, 2022, the third politico-military dialogue (Pol-Mil Dialogue) was held between Japan and Israel in Tokyo.
On the Japanese side, the dialogue was attended by Mr. NAGAOKA Kansuke, Director General of the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. MIURA Jun, Director General for International Affairs of the Bureau of Defense Policy in the Ministry of Defense, and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense and the National Security Secretariat. On the Israeli side, the dialogue was attended by Mrs. Avivit Bar-Ilan, Deputy Head of the National Security Council, Mr. Rafael Harpaz, Deputy Director General for Asia and the Pacific Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Dror Shalom, Director of the Political Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense, and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense and NSC.
The meeting dealt with a wide range of issues, including security and defense matters and regional situations.