CANBERRA, ACT, May 4 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:

Australia and Japan have committed to bolstering cooperation on economic security to achieve more resilient supply chains for both countries and the region.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan met in Canberra today and signed the Joint Declaration on Economic Security Cooperation.

Through the Joint Declaration, Australia and Japan have committed to working together to build regional economic resilience through strengthening supply chain resilience for key goods such as energy products, food and critical minerals, and promoting and protecting critical technologies.

Both countries have also agreed...