China News Service, March 24th. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), at 9 am local time on the 24th, at the invitation of Canada, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau held a 40-minute telephone talk. They exchanged views on the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and at the same time, Abe sought from Trudeau for an understanding of the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics.
According to reports, during the talks, the two sides first exchanged views on the new crown pneumonia epidemic that is currently spreading globally and reached an agreement on cooperating to fight the epidemic.
Data Map: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Jun
The report said that regarding the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, Abe said that the International Olympic Committee has held discussions including the postponement in order to host a complete Olympics and hope that the Canadian side can understand. It is reported that Trudeau agreed with this.
Earlier, Canada and Australia have announced that they will withdraw from the Tokyo Olympic Games this summer. The International Olympic Committee said on the 22nd that it will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the current situation within four weeks, of which postponement is one of the options, and cancellation is not considered.