Prime Minister Suga met with French President Emmanuel Macron, the host country of the next 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and agreed to share the experience of the Tokyo Games, such as safety and security in the Corona disaster, with the Paris Games.
After meeting at the guesthouse in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Prime Minister Suga and President Emmanuel Macron also had lunch for about an hour and issued a joint statement.
"The opening ceremony last night was wonderful. I am confident of the success of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics," Macron said at the meeting.
Then, confirm the significance of holding the Tokyo Games as "a strong symbol of world unity overcoming the new Corona", and share this experience of "safety and security" and "coexistence" at the Corona Games with the Paris Games. Matched with.
The two leaders also agreed to work closely towards the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Meanwhile, at the meeting, they also exchanged views on how to respond to regional situations, including China, and shared serious concerns about the situation in Hong Kong and the human rights situation in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The joint statement also included cooperation in new corona measures, including vaccination to developing countries, and strengthening relations between the Self-Defense Forces and French troops.