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<span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2017-12-15T13:54:36+00:00">15 December 2017</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legal/" rel="category tag">Legal</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/ministerial-comment/" rel="category tag">Ministerial comment</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/reactive-statements/" rel="category tag">Reactive statements</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/speeches/" rel="category tag">Speeches</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Defence news today includes the Defence Secretary and Foreign Secretary meeting their Japanese counterparts, and the Chief of the Defence Staff's annual lecture at the Royal United Services Institute.</p> <p><strong>UK and Japan Defence relationship</strong></p> <p>International media outlets today report that the Defence Secretary and Foreign Secretary yesterday met their Japanese counterparts at Greenwich Naval College, a building that symbolises the historic maritime links between the two countries, to strengthen security and defence cooperation.</p> <p>Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said:</p> <blockquote><p>Japan is one of our closest partners in the Asia Pacific region and as tension grows on the Korean peninsula, our relationship is vitally important.</p> <p class="last-child">2018 will mark the year UK and Japanese forces work even more closely together, with two of our Royal Navy frigates visiting the country and UK troops training on Japanese soil for the very first time.</p> </blockquote> <p>Read more on this <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-japan-strengthen-defence-ties--2">here</a>.</p> <p><strong>Chief of the Defence Staff lecture</strong><strong> </strong></p> <p>There is widespread media coverage today of Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach’s annual lecture at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).</p> <p>Watch the Chief of the Defence Staff's lecture on the <a href="https://rusi.org/event/annual-chief-defence-staff-lecture-2017">RUSI website</a>.</p> <p><strong>High Court ruling</strong></p> <p>There is reporting today of a High Court ruling on the cases of four Iraqi civilians.</p> <p>An MOD spokesperson said:</p> <blockquote><p>Our military personnel served with great courage in Iraq, often working under extremely difficult circumstances. We note the Court’s ruling that these four detainees were not treated as they should have been, and are studying the judgment.</p></blockquote> <p><strong>Image of the Day</strong></p> <figure id="attachment_6960" class="thumbnail wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-6960" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/Blog-pic-151217-310x252.jpg" alt="The Defence Secretary and Foreign Secretary met their Japanese counterparts at Greenwich Naval College. Crown copyright." width="310" height="252" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/Blog-pic-151217-310x252.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/Blog-pic-151217-504x410.jpg 504w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/Blog-pic-151217-768x625.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2017/12/Blog-pic-151217-620x504.jpg 620w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" /><figcaption class="caption wp-caption-text">The Defence Secretary and Foreign Secretary met their Japanese counterparts at Greenwich Naval College. Crown copyright.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_DefenceHQ&d=CwMGaQ&c=SpkS68ZihjmrPEDEws428g&r=gJhEs9Ejxtj5Ey1uN4_ScgC-2ID_JpiX-DaCzzxodZA&m=VRmHVzf723muW04j4Wx-DZ_Z-sr8mqx-ukZibEpVLk4&s=BAWqEWmdo8aafytZayH4uYFrIobbdiQxMMcH4JSXAmU&e="><em>Follow us on Twitter</em></a><em>, <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_company_1587-3Ftrk-3Dtyah-26trkInfo-3DclickedVertical-253Acompany-252CclickedEntityId-253A1587-252Cidx-253A4-2D1-2D10-252CtarId-253A1484060172104-252Ctas-253AMinistry-2520of-2520Defence&d=CwMGaQ&c=SpkS68ZihjmrPEDEws428g&r=YZrearmVXzHFHWt2hFy6PaEOdrmojyRTKcjzv7wFkqc&m=p7sJMrk66UOuHNONamrZ8jHdc8z3uTyPB8F3WZ8MUPM&s=WoE68xeZyaKw9wTValdcKkELP-T_a6PXIKX8w1rLdtc&e=">Linked in</a> and <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_ministryofdefence_&d=CwMGaQ&c=SpkS68ZihjmrPEDEws428g&r=YZrearmVXzHFHWt2hFy6PaEOdrmojyRTKcjzv7wFkqc&m=p7sJMrk66UOuHNONamrZ8jHdc8z3uTyPB8F3WZ8MUPM&s=LaxscarUMVh8Y-6W6zvAgyvwJczob84h31_x4EiSFLg&e=">Instagram </a>and don’t forget to <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__public.govdelivery.com_accounts_UKGOVUK_subscriber_new-3Ftopic-5Fid-3DUKGOVUK-5F17458&d=CwMGaQ&c=SpkS68ZihjmrPEDEws428g&r=gJhEs9Ejxtj5Ey1uN4_ScgC-2ID_JpiX-DaCzzxodZA&m=VRmHVzf723muW04j4Wx-DZ_Z-sr8mqx-ukZibEpVLk4&s=b7T7iL1aVq3vXfpTzgyqnR0gNHLaZXrcTSoIzTQEzXs&e=">sign up for email alerts.</a></em></p> </div> <div class="footer single"> <p class="govuk-body-s tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/tag/air-chief-marshal-sir-stuart-peach/" rel="tag">Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/tag/cds/" rel="tag">CDS</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/tag/defence-secretary-gavin-williamson/" rel="tag">Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/tag/foreign-secretary/" rel="tag">Foreign Secretary</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/tag/japan/" rel="tag">Japan</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/tag/rusi/" rel="tag">RUSI</a></p> </div> </article> <nav class="page-numbers-container page-navigation" aria-label="Pagination"> <div class="previous"> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2017/12/14/defence-in-the-media-14-december-2017/" rel="prev">Defence in the Media: 14 December 2017</a> </div> <div class="next"> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2017/12/16/defence-in-the-media-16-december-2017/" rel="next">Defence in the Media: 16 December 2017</a> </div> </nav> <h2 class="govuk-visually-hidden">Sharing and comments</h2> <div class="icons-buttons"> <h3>Share this page</h3> <ul> <li> <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmodmedia.blog.gov.uk%2F2017%2F12%2F15%2Fdefence-in-the-media-15-december-2017%2F&text=Defence+in+the+Media%3A+15+December+2017" class="twitter">Twitter</a> </li> <li> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmodmedia.blog.gov.uk%2F2017%2F12%2F15%2Fdefence-in-the-media-15-december-2017%2F" class="facebook">Facebook</a> </li> <li> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmodmedia.blog.gov.uk%2F2017%2F12%2F15%2Fdefence-in-the-media-15-december-2017%2F" class="linkedin">LinkedIn</a> </li> <li> <a href="mailto:?subject=I wanted to share this post with you from Defence in the media&body=Defence in the Media: 15 December 2017 https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2017/12/15/defence-in-the-media-15-december-2017/" class="email">Email</a> </li> </ul> <div class="govuk-clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="govuk-grid-column-one-third sidebar-contain"> <div class="sidebar"> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m govuk-visually-hidden">Related content and links</h2> <section class="widget about_widget"><h3>Defence in the media</h3><p>The Defence in the Media blog is now closed. 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