Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong reaffirmed Friday their commitment to uphold the rules-based international order amid Russia's aggression against Ukraine and China's growing military and economic clout.During talks at Singapore's Changi airport following a six-day visit to Africa, Kishida told Lee that negotiations on a deal that would allow the transfer of defense equipment and technology between the two countries are making progress, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry."We want to strengthen security and defense cooperation," Ki…READ FULL ARTICLE
