Confirmation of cooperation between the Director General of National Security Bureau Kitamura and U.S. Presidential Assistant "Comrade" August 19 16:33
Amid the deepening conflict between the United States and China, the Director of National Security Bureau Kitamura and the US Assistant to the President O'Brien talked over the telephone and exchanged opinions on the security environment in the Asia-Pacific region. We confirmed the importance of cooperation with "comrades" who share.
A telephone conversation between the Director General of National Security Bureau Kitamura and the White House's Assistant to President O'Brien, who is in charge of national security issues, took place for about 40 minutes on the morning of the 19th, and the security environment in the Asia-Pacific region and security between Japan and the United States. We exchanged opinions on the above issues.
While the Trump administration has been clearing its hard-line attitude toward China in response to the Hong Kong problem, it seems that the talks were talked about how to deal with China, and they share universal values such as the Japan-US alliance and democracy. We confirmed the importance of cooperation with "comrade countries" and agreed that Japan and the United States will work more closely together.
In addition, Director Kitamura congratulated Mr. O'Brien, who announced last month that he had been infected with the new coronavirus, returned to his position.