Secretary of Protection Lloyd J. Austin III will depart subsequent week for a visit to Japan, Singapore, India, and France.
As a part of his seventh official go to to the Indo-Pacific area, Secretary Austin will journey to Tokyo to fulfill with Japanese Protection Minister Yasukasu Hamada and different senior leaders and go to U.S. troops stationed in Japan. Secretary Austin’s go to comes as america and Japan take vital strides to modernize Alliance capabilities, optimize U.S. drive posture, and construct hyperlinks with like-minded companions following the historic U.S.-Japan “2+2” Ministerial assembly earlier this 12 months.
From there, Secretary Austin will journey to Singapore the place he’ll ship plenary remarks on the Worldwide Institute for Strategic Research (IISS) twentieth Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. On the margins of the Dialogue, the Secretary will meet with key leaders to advance U.S. protection partnerships throughout the area in assist of our shared imaginative and prescient for a free and open Indo-Pacific, anchored in ASEAN centrality.
After Singapore, Secretary Austin will go to New Delhi to fulfill with Protection Minister Rajnath Singh and different leaders as america and India proceed to modernize the U.S.-India Main Protection Partnership. This go to gives a chance to speed up new protection innovation and industrial cooperation initiatives and drive ongoing efforts to develop operational cooperation between the U.S. and Indian militaries.
Secretary Austin will conclude his journey in France to take part in occasions commemorating the 79th anniversary of D-Day, and meet with French and United Kingdom protection leaders.
