Prime Minister Suga and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong talked over the phone, and Prime Minister Lee decided to completely abolish the ongoing import restrictions on Japanese food products following the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. I have stated.
A telephone conversation between Prime Minister Suga and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took place on the afternoon of the 25th for about 20 minutes.
In this, Prime Minister Suga said, "We will do our utmost to ensure a safe and effective new coronavirus vaccine throughout the world," and the two leaders said in June, a summit-level meeting co-sponsored by Japan and international organizations. We agreed to work together toward the Vaccine Summit.
The two leaders also exchanged views on the security of the Indo-Pacific region, aiming to realize Japan's "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" concept and the ASEAN = Association of Southeast Asian Nations' original concept for the Indo-Pacific region. We confirmed the policy of strengthening cooperation between the two countries in the development of defense equipment.
Then, Prime Minister Lee announced a policy to completely abolish the import restrictions on Japanese food products that have been continuing following the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, and Prime Minister Suga expressed his intention to welcome him. ..