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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, left, and Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga agreed on security cooperation for a "free, open" Indo-Pacific in Tuesday's summit. © Reuters

YUKIO TAJIMA and FUMI MATSUMOTO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/SYDNEY -- Before his summit here Tuesday with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison took time to speak with Suga's predecessor, Shinzo Abe, the architect of the "free and open Indo-Pacific" concept.

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