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Japan's PM Takaichi Sanae and her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni at the Prime Minister's Office agreed to elevate bilateral ties. They decided to strengthen collaboration to build resilient supply chains and set up a body to discuss cooperation in space.
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At the meeting, the leaders agreed to elevate the two countries' relations to a "special strategic partnership" and promote cooperation in a broad range of fields.
That includes security, in which they confirmed that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the Italian military will conduct joint training. Japan and Italy are also working with Britain on the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet. Takaichi and Meloni agreed to accelerate cooperation on the project.
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