Japan-Vietnam Summit Meeting Begins Prime Minister Suga Calling for Close Cooperation October 19, 11:50
Prime Minister Suga, who is visiting Vietnam, is attending a summit meeting with Prime Minister Hook and called for close cooperation toward the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific, with China in mind as it strengthens its expansion into the South China Sea. ..
Prime Minister Suga, who is visiting Vietnam for the first time since taking office, attended a welcome ceremony held in Hanoi from around 10:30 am Japan time.
After this, the summit meeting with Prime Minister Hook began in the Prime Minister's Office before 11:00 am, and at the beginning, Prime Minister Hook said, "We are strategic partners and will work together with Japan toward peace and stability in the region. I would like to discuss a major direction for raising both countries to new heights. "
In response, Prime Minister Suga said, "Japan has clarified its active involvement in the Indo-Pacific region, including ASEAN countries, with the vision of'free and open Indo-Pacific'. That will not change in the administration. Together, as a nation in the Indo-Pacific, we would like to work together to contribute to the development and prosperity of the region. "
At the meeting, Prime Minister Suga would like to confirm close cooperation toward the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific, with China in mind as it strengthens its expansion into the South China Sea.
In addition, as the impact of the spread of the new coronavirus continues, economic cooperation such as strengthening the supply network of supplies such as masks to Japan, the so-called supply chain, and early resumption of traffic for business people, etc. It seems that they are exchanging opinions about.