India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japan's counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pose for a picture before the meeting at the prime miniter's office in Tokyo, Japan on Oct 6, 2020. - Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters): Japan and Australia on Wednesday (Oct 7) discussed what Tokyo termed their special, strategic partnership, agreeing to broaden security measures and deepen cooperation in the face of "changing" regional conditions.
The meeting between Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Australian counterpart Marise Payne took place a day after four-way talks between the foreign ministers of Japan, the United States, Australia and India in which US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for deeper cooperation with Asian allies as a bulwark against China's growing regional influence.
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