Prime Minister Suga Today to Summit Meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo October 20, 4:26
Prime Minister Suga will visit Indonesia on the 20th, and at a summit meeting with President Joko Widodo, he will inform him of the policy of tens of billions of yen in ODA loans based on the economic impact of the spread of the new coronavirus infection, as well as nursing. We would like to agree on the direction of easing immigration restrictions to Japan for teachers and others.
Prime Minister Suga, who gave a summit meeting with Prime Minister Hook and a speech on diplomatic policy in Vietnam on the 19th, will visit Indonesia on the 20th to attend a summit meeting with President Joko Widodo.
At the meeting, Prime Minister Suga said that Indonesia, a major power of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a strategic partner that shares basic values such as freedom and democracy, and will work together on various regional issues such as China's advance into the ocean. I would like to agree by responding to them.
The policy is to confirm the early holding of foreign affairs and defense ministerial talks, so-called 2 + 2, and to accelerate the talks for the transfer of defense equipment, aiming to strengthen cooperation in the security field.
In addition, since the cumulative number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Indonesia is the highest in Southeast Asia, which has a great impact on the economy, we will inform you that we will provide tens of billions of yen in yen loans as financial support. We would like to agree on the direction of easing immigration restrictions to Japan for nurses and caregivers.
On the night of the 19th, Prime Minister Suga told reporters in Vietnam about the meeting with President Joko Widodo, "As a strategic partner sharing basic values, we will firmly cooperate on the new coronavirus problem and various problems centered on the economy. I want to build a relationship that will continue. "