Japan, Canada to begin talks on security intelligence-sharing pact

The foreign ministers of Japan and Canada agreed Tuesday to begin negotiations on signing an agreement for exchanging intelligence to boost security cooperation.Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly announced the two nations' action plan toward realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific region at a joint press event held after their meeting in Tokyo, with the plan envisioning an agreement on the intel-sharing accord "as soon as possible."The move comes as the Group of Seven industrialized nations, including Japan and Canada, deepen their defense cooperatio…READ FULL ARTICLE