Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi speaks with new U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over the phone at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday. DEFENSE MINISTRY
TOKYO (Reuters) - New U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, during his first phone call with his Japanese counterpart, reaffirmed America’s commitment to Tokyo to defending a group of East China Sea islets claimed by both Japan and China, the Pentagon said.
Austin, in talks with Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, confirmed that Article 5 of the U.S.-Japan security treaty, which stipulates U.S. defence obligations to Japan, covers the uninhabited islands, the Pentagon said in a statement.
The islets are known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and Diaoyu in China.
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