Japan, Germany sign accord to share military supplies

Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement will allow 2 militaries to use each other’s facilities during joint drills

By Anadolu staff

ANKARA (AA) – Japan and Germany on Monday inked a pact to share supplies and logistical support between their militaries amid China's growing maritime influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and German Ambassador to Japan Clemens von Goetze in Tokjyo signed the “Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) in Tokyo, which is aimed at simplifying the process of sharing food, fuel, and ammunition between the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the German military,” Tokyo-based Kyodo News reported.

The accord will let the use of each other’s facilities during joint exercises, subject to approval by Japan's parliament, as Germany needs no such procedures.

The two sides, which started negotiations on the accord in September last, agreed in principle on it last month.

The two World War II allies have boosted their security cooperation, including joint exercises, in recent years in the face of China's increasing military clout and the Russia-Ukraine war since Feb. 2022.

Germany is Japan’s seventh ACSA partner, following the US, Australia, Britain, Canada, France, and India.

*Writing by Aamir Latif

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