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ARF-ISG DODDelhi, 9 November 2009

Takeshi ISHIKAWA Director for International Policy Ministry of Defense, Japan

Promoting Effectiveness of Promoting Effectiveness of Defense-Security Cooperation Defense-Security Cooperation

among ARF Countriesamong ARF Countries

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Multilateral Frameworks in Asia Pacific RegionMultilateral Frameworks in Asia Pacific Region

(Brunei 　 Indonesia 　 Malaysia 　 Thailandthe Philippines 　 Singapore 　 Vietnam

Laos 　 Cambodia 　 Myanmar 　

Japan South Korea China

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PNG 　 Mongolia North Korea 　 Pakistan Timor L’est Bangladesh Sri Lanka

　　　 Peru 　　　　　 Mexico 　　　　　 Chili　 Chinese Hong Kong 　　　 Chinese TaipeiPacific Islands Forum （◆）　　ＡＳＥＡＮ Office （◆）

（◆） =observer

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US 　　　 Canada 　　 　Russia

Australia 　　　 NZ India

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ＡＳＥＡＮ・ＰＭＣ

ＡＲＦ（２６ countries ＋ＥＵ）

ASEAN= Core of the Regional Cooperation

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Feature of the Multilateral FrameworksFeature of the Multilateral Frameworks

Summit

Foreign Ministers

Economic Ministers

Financial Ministers

Economy-related Defense

ADMM + ?(Defense Ministers)

Shangri-la?(Track 1.5)

(Defense Ministers)

Asia-Pacific RegionSecurity

ARF(Foreign Ministers)

Environmental Ministers

Energy Ministers

Tourism Ministers

Insurance Ministers

and so forth

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Development of the multilateral cooperation in Defense fieldDevelopment of the multilateral cooperation in Defense field

Cooperation among defense authorities 　 Cooperation on non-traditional security issues

　　・　 ARF Defense Official’s Dialogue (DOD)

　　・　 ARF Security Policy Conference (ASPC)

ARF

ADMM ADMM +

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Trilateral Cooperation in Northeast AsiaTrilateral Cooperation in Northeast Asia

Strengthen security dialogueFacilitate exchange and cooperation among the defense or military personnel of the three countries

Push the trilateral relations forward in the 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 direction of good-neighborliness, mutual trust, 　　　　　 comprehensive cooperation, mutual benefit and common developmentContribute to world peace, stability and prosperity

“Joint Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of Trilateral Cooperation among Japan, China and ROK” (Beijing, 10

October 2009)

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Tokyo Defense Forum ・ Dialogue among Director General level or General level of defense officials in Asia Pacific regions・ Talking about disaster relief, peace building andso forth ・ Annually held since 1996

Meeting of Senior Defense Officials on Common Security Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Region

・ Dialogue among Vice-Minister level of defense officials of ASEAN countries and Japan・ Talking about common security challenges in the Asia Pacific region

Multilateral conferences hosted by JMOD

Main agendas are non-traditional security issues.

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ChallengesChallenges

ADMM +

ARF

Coordination

1.Future defense and security frameworks in the region.

3. Not only discussion but also exercises and practices.

The content of discussions should be achieved

ARF-VDR

PKO

HA/DR

2. Cooperation to deal with non-traditional issues.

Effective Agenda for substantial discussion

Disaster Relief

Maritime Security

Counterterrorism

Making effective structure of frameworks

Clarify responsibility of each framework

Consider the common interest of the Asia-Pacific Region