Telephone talks with Prime Minister Suga and Prime Minister Morrison agreed to deepen cooperation September 21, 3:55
Prime Minister Suga will meet with Australian Prime Minister Morrison on the phone on the night of the 20th to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific in anticipation of the convergence of the new coronavirus infection and cooperate for the stability and prosperity of the entire international community. We agreed by deepening.
The telephone conversation with Australian Prime Minister Morrison was held for about 20 minutes from 8 pm on the 20th, prior to the telephone conversation with US President Trump.
In this, Prime Minister Morrison expressed his congratulations on his appointment as Prime Minister and expressed his hope for future relationship building.
In response, Prime Minister Suga said, "We would like to build a good relationship as well as a deep relationship of trust between Prime Minister Morrison and former Prime Minister Abe, and further strengthen the relationship between the two countries."
On top of that, the two leaders, as "special strategic partners," will further develop the mutually complementary economic relations between the two countries, and in anticipation of the convergence of the new coronavirus infection, realize a free and open Indo-Pacific and internationally. We agreed to deepen cooperation for the stability and prosperity of society as a whole.
Furthermore, the two leaders confirmed the importance of cooperation with "comrade countries" that share universal values such as democracy in the region, and Prime Minister Suga continued to cooperate in the early resolution of the abduction issue. I requested.
In addition, Prime Minister Morrison thanked the Japan Coast Guard for his dedication, saying that two Australian crew members were on board a Panama-registered cargo ship that was distressed off Amami Oshima in Kagoshima Prefecture earlier this month. Prime Minister Kan said, "Japan wants to cooperate as much as possible."