Prime Minister Abe and US Secretary of Defense Concerned about China and North Korea August 7th 11:18
Prime Minister Abe met with US Secretary of Defense Esper and agreed to strengthen the Japan-US alliance. Secretary Esper expressed concern that China would continue to cause regional destabilization, and stressed its commitment to denuclearizing North Korea.
The US Secretary of Defense, Esper, visited Japan for the first time since taking office last month, and met with Prime Minister Abe at the Prime Minister's office for about 40 minutes in the morning of the 7th.
At the beginning of the talks, Prime Minister Abe said, “The ties of the Japan-US alliance have never been stronger. We will continue to work together to further strengthen the Japan-US alliance and realize a free and open Indo-Pacific. I want to go. "
In response, Secretary Esper said, “The US-Japan alliance is a rock, and is indispensable for a free and open Indo-Pacific,” and agreed to strengthen the alliance.
On top of that, Esperan said, “China continues to cause regional destabilization. Military actions and predatory economic activity threaten the international rules we are trying to defend,” China said. Showed concern.
The North also said, “It ’s still a big concern. We are grateful for Japan ’s support in implementing the UN Security Council resolutions, and the United States is making North Korea ’s complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization. "I am committed," and emphasized the idea of making every effort to denuclearize North Korea.