Britain will start participating in regular joint military exercises with the US and Japan in the Indo-Pacific region from next year to strengthen security in that part of the world, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said, quoted by Reuters and BTA.
"Conducting joint military exercises sends a strong message to anyone who wants to undermine the rules-based international order. There are no boundaries to our defense relationship, and we are ready to respond to any threat in the world," Shapps said in a statement.
The British aircraft carrier "Prince of Wales" will be deployed in the region. and he will be part of a formation that conducts operations and exercises with allied forces. This includes port visits to Japan, the British Ministry of Defense said.
Earlier today, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida promised to usher in a "new era" in the strategic cooperation between Washington and Tokyo.
Australia, Britain and the US said on Monday they were considering the possibility of engaging with Japan within the framework of the AUCUS defense alliance.