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The 12th Japan-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations (“2+2”) and Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Working Dinner
August 29, 2025
The 12th Japan-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations (“2+2”) are scheduled to be held in Tokyo on September 5th. Attendees from the Japanese side will be Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Mr. NAKATANI Gen, Minister of Defense of Japan, and attendees from the Australian side will be the Hon. Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia.
- At this “2+2” meeting, Japan and Australia—special strategic partners with the will and capability to play a leading role in realizing a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)” and the central pillar of the coordination among like-minded countries—will discuss further strengthening security and defense cooperation, looking ahead to the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Japan and Australia next year. Furthermore, amid an increasingly severe security environment surrounding Japan, they will also discuss the regional strategic environment.
- On the same day, a working dinner between Foreign Minister IWAYA and Foreign Minister Wong is scheduled, where they will discuss bilateral relations and regional issues.