Foreign Minister Kamikawa, who is visiting New York, USA, met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The two leaders agreed to work together to realize a "world free of nuclear weapons" The two also agreed to cooperate closely for the early entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), and they agreed to strengthen the framework of the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) The meeting took place early on the 19th (Japan time)