New Delhi, March 9 -- Japan and Canada signed a strategic agreement Friday aimed at strengthening cooperation in defense, economic and energy security as military strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel fueled concern about international oil supplies.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Canadian counterpart Mark Carney shared the importance of energy security at a time of "geopolitical uncertainty," according to a statement by the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

During the talks in Tokyo, the two leaders agreed to work together to diversify energy resources and expand trade and investment to support energy supply chains, according to the road map released by the ministry.

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