As reported by Ukrinform, this was reported by NHK.

Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken signed a framework agreement between the two countries on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space.

The signing took place at NASA headquarters in Washington.

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the agreement lays down the basic terms and conditions for cooperation in space for peaceful purposes. It will be made official after appropriate procedures in each of the countries.

Japan has joined the US-led Artemis program, whose mission is to send astronauts to the moon for research.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who was present at the signing ceremony, emphasized that this program takes bilateral cooperation to a new level.

Support for Ukraine and countering Russian aggression has become one of the main topics of the US-Japan Advisory Committee on Security Issues held in Washington, chaired by the heads of foreign policy and defense ministries, Ukrinform reported. of the two countries.

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