Japan and Australia agreed Wednesday to promote negotiations for easing border restrictions that have been in place in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Foreign Ministry said.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Australian counterpart Marise Payne reached the agreement in a meeting in Tokyo as they discussed ways to develop bilateral economic ties while ensuring measures to curb the spread of the virus.
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