Japan-Indonesia Summit Meeting Strengthening security field cooperation Nurses will resume traffic at 21:12 on October 20
Prime Minister Suga, who is visiting Indonesia, held a summit meeting with President Joko Widodo to confirm the strengthening of cooperation in the security field and announced that he would provide a 50 billion yen ODA loan in light of the impact of the new coronavirus. It was.
We also confirmed the policy of resuming the traffic of nurses.
Prime Minister Suga met with President Joko Widodo at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, near Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, about an hour after 6 pm Japan time.
"ASEAN is the cornerstone of a free and open Indo-Pacific," said Prime Minister Suga, emphasizing Japan's idea of leading peace and prosperity in the region.
The two leaders agreed on a policy of coordinating and responding to various regional issues such as the North Korean issue and China's advance into the ocean.
We also confirmed the strengthening of cooperation in the security field, such as ministerial consultations on foreign affairs and defense, so-called early holding of 2 + 2, acceleration of consultations for the transfer of defense equipment, and human resource development related to maritime security.
In addition, Prime Minister Suga announced that he would provide a ODA loan of 50 billion yen in light of the impact of the spread of the new coronavirus on the Indonesian economy, and expressed his intention to provide medical supplies.
On the other hand, at the meeting, we will confirm the policy of resuming the traffic of nurses and care workers, and for short-term residents such as business trips, under certain conditions, we will exempt the waiting measures for 14 days after entering Japan. We agreed to make adjustments to resume traffic.
After the meeting, the two leaders made a joint press release, and Prime Minister Suga said, "Based on the strategic partnership between the two countries that has been further strengthened by this visit, we will work hand in hand for peace and prosperity in the region. I will continue. "
President Joko Widodo "Strengthening Multilateral Cooperation"
In a joint press release held after a summit meeting with Prime Minister Suga, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said, "The great power of the world is becoming more and more sharpened, keeping in mind that the United States and China are deepening conflicts over the South China Sea and other areas. In doing so, Indonesia and Japan would like to deepen their cooperative relationship so that they can strengthen their multilateral cooperation. ”He expressed his willingness to strengthen the relationship between the two countries.