At the time of the international conference held in Kyoto City, Prime Minister Suga will meet with the head of UNODC = United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, which hosts the conference, and will work closely on drug countermeasures and organized crime countermeasures. I confirmed that.
After attending the opening ceremony of the United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Affairs, which opened in Kyoto on the 7th, Prime Minister Suga met with UNODC, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and Secretary-General Wally. ..
In this, Prime Minister Suga said, "We welcome the visit of Secretary-General Wali to Japan, and we are pleased that the conference was held with the participation of many people, including Secretary-General António Guterres, using online." ..
In response, Executive Director Wally thanked Japan for its efforts to host the conference.
On top of that, they agreed that it is important for the conference to be successful in order to establish the rule of law in the international community, and Japan and UNODC are working closely together on drug countermeasures and organized crime countermeasures. I confirmed that I would go.