Prime Minister Abe Makes a phone call with President Trump at the beginning of the week 6:29, August 29
Prime Minister Abe expressed his intention to resign as Prime Minister. He will continue to hold his duties until the next Prime Minister is appointed, and he is adjusting to hold a Japan-US summit telephone conference with President Trump at the beginning of the week, as well as a new missile defense system. I also want to show a direction for security strategies.
Prime Minister Abe announced at a press conference on the 28th that he had recurrent ulcerative colitis, a chronic disease, and said, ``While suffering from illness and treatment and lacking physical strength, important political decisions may be mistaken. We are no longer able to confidently respond to the people's commitments," he said, intending to resign as Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Abe has decided that he will continue his duties until the next Prime Minister is appointed, as new people with new coronavirus infections will continue to take all possible measures.
In response to the new coronavirus, we aim to secure a vaccine so that it can be provided to all citizens by the first half of next year, and in addition, in preparation for the winter when there is a concern that the number of fever patients will increase due to the epidemic of influenza etc. We will work to expand and strengthen our inspection system.
Prime Minister Abe is also considering a telephone conference with the leaders of each country that have built up a relationship of trust, and on the 31st of the new week, he will coordinate with him to hold a telephone conference with the President. I am.
In addition, we would like to urgently debate within the government about a new security strategy, including the state of the missile defense system, and show a certain direction during the term of office.