New Zealand toward Indo-Pacific military cooperation

YOKOSUKA, JAPAN - JUNE 18 : View of JMSDF JS Kumano frigat at the dock as New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visits the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Kumano frigate at the Yokosuka Japanese Self-Defense Force naval base in southern Tokyo, Japan, on June 18, 2024, ahead of a planned bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during which they will discuss Defense and security in the Indo-Pacific region. Luxon and Kishida will also discuss possible joint military exercises as the two countries are involved in a military cooperation agreement called AUKUS, formed by Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom which aims to strengthen defense ties against the backdrop of rising power of China in the Asia-Pacific. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Images)