Japan and New Zealand have reached an agreement in principle on an intelligence sharing pact, as leaders from both countries express shared concerns over the increasingly challenging security environment in the region. The agreement comes in the wake of growing ties between Russia and North Korea, which have raised alarms.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon highlighted their worries about escalating tensions in the South China Sea, where China has been asserting its territorial claims more aggressively. The leaders welcomed the agreement in principle for an information security pact to facilitate classified information sharing.
