Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday visited a Japanese coast guard vessel that docked in Darwin to coincide with his visit to Australia. Speaking with officers on the vessel, Abe said "the seas are the highways through which Japan imports vital resources." "These seas, including the
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday visited a Japanese coast guard vessel that docked in Darwin to coincide with his visit to Australia.
Speaking with officers on the vessel, Abe said «the seas are the highways through which Japan imports vital resources.»
«These seas, including the waters surrounding Australia, are extremely important to us as they contain the very lifelines of maritime transport,» he said.
On Friday, Abe and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced an agreement to strengthen bilateral cooperation on maritime security.
Abe also visited a shrine in Darwin commemorating the deaths of 80 Japanese submariners in waters near the city in World War II.
