FILE PHOTO: Scott Morrison, Australia's prime minister speaks while Yoshihide Suga, Japan's prime minister, listens during a joint news conference at Suga's official residence in Tokyo, Japan November 17, 2020. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) - A senior U.S. Navy commander in Asia on Thursday welcomed an agreement by Japan and Australia to tighten military cooperation that will bolster the United States in a region where China's influence is growing.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Australian leader Scott Morrison on Tuesday agreed in principle on a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) that will more closely align the U.S. allies through a legal framework allowing each other's troops to visit for training and to conduct joint military operations.
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