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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mari Yamaguchi

Japan, Canada sign strategic agreement in defense and energy as war in Mideast fuels oil concerns

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Japan and Canada signed a strategic agreement Friday aimed at strengthening cooperation in defense, economic and energy security as military strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel fueled concern about international oil supplies.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Canadian counterpart Mark Carney shared the importance of energy security at a time of “geopolitical uncertainty,” according to a statement by the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

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