Cooperation in infrastructure development with Indonesia Prime Minister Suga talks with President by telephone October 13 19:56
Prime Minister Suga talked with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the phone next week and expressed his desire to promote the "free and open Indo-Pacific" and deepen cooperation in areas such as infrastructure development and maritime security.
Prime Minister Suga is planning to visit Vietnam and Indonesia next week as his first foreign visit after taking office. Following Vietnam's Prime Minister Joko Widodo on the 12th, he had a telephone conversation with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the 13th.
In this, Prime Minister Suga said, "I want to strengthen the'strategic partnership'with Indonesia, which shares basic values and has historical relationships in a wide range of fields," while President Joko Widodo said, "It is important. I want to further develop my relationship with my partner, Japan. "
On top of that, Prime Minister Suga expressed his desire to promote "free and open Indo-Pacific" and deepen cooperation in fields such as infrastructure development and maritime security, and cooperated in dealing with North Korea, including the abduction issue. I asked.
The two leaders confirmed the cooperation for the ASEAN-Association of Southeast Asian Nations-related summit, which is chaired by Vietnam.