Prime Minister Suga, who is visiting the United Kingdom for the G7 Summit = Summit of the Seven Major Countries, met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
It seems that opinions were exchanged on security cooperation for the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific and climate change issues.
Prime Minister Suga, who is visiting the United Kingdom, met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel for about 20 minutes from about 5:30 pm Japan time before the discussion on the second day of the G7 summit.
At the beginning of the meeting, the two leaders, wearing masks, responded to media shooting by touching with their elbows instead of shaking hands.
The two leaders had a telephone conversation last September when Prime Minister Suga took office as Prime Minister, but this is the first face-to-face meeting.
At the meeting, in anticipation of the dispatch of German frigate to the Indo-Pacific region this summer, opinions will be placed on security cooperation and climate change issues toward the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific. It seems that was exchanged.