DoD Sec. Hegseth Holds Meeting With Australian, Japanese, And Philippino Counterparts In Singapore

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On Saturday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a multilateral meeting with his counterparts from Australia, Japan, and the Philippines in Singapore.

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00:00Well, greetings.

00:29Greetings to all of our friends from Japan, Australia, the Philippines, a core group

00:36here.

00:37A meeting we've been looking forward to from the beginning of this gathering.

00:40We've got a lot of friends and allies and partners here, but none closer than this group.

00:46Deputy Prime Minister Marles, Minister Nakatani, to convene my first, but not the first, trilateral

00:56defense ministers meeting.

00:59We've all met individually multiple times, got to know each other quite well, and this

01:03trilateral work is truly critical to deterring China and maintaining peace and strength in

01:09the Indo-Pacific.

01:11America's alliances with Japan and Australia are built on common values, common shared interests,

01:17and common sense.

01:19They enable us to train together and be ready to defend our shared interests throughout

01:24the region.

01:25And today, we are expanding substantially our trilateral work to address security threats

01:32to our countries.

01:34the world.

01:35There you are.

01:43How are you?

01:44Yeah, nice to you again.

01:46Nice to see you.

01:47Hello, too.

01:48Mm-hmm.

01:49Absolutely.

01:50Not good.

01:51Yes.

01:52Sorry.

01:53Thank you, Dr.

01:56Dr.

01:57Dr.

01:59You're welcome.

02:00You're welcome.

02:01I look forward to a couple of new ones.

02:03Yes.

02:03You're really good.

02:04You got it.

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