Foreign Minister Hayashi and Defense Minister Kishi will visit the United States early next month and are coordinating to hold ministerial talks on foreign affairs and defense between Japan and the United States on the 7th, the so-called "2 plus 2".
The US and Japanese governments will hold a ministerial talk on foreign affairs and defense, the so-called "2 plus 2", for the first time since the inauguration of the Biden administration in Japan in March, and will reopen this year to deepen the discussion. I have been studying it as I want to.
According to government officials, it became difficult this year due to the political schedule of both sides, but by holding it as soon as possible, the two governments will agree, and Foreign Minister Hayashi and Defense Minister Kishi will visit the United States early next month. We are coordinating with Secretary of State Blinken and Defense Minister Austin on the 7th in Washington to do a "2 plus 2".
The Government of Japan shared concerns about China, which is strengthening its advance into the ocean, and the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and confirmed that the Japanese side would increase the cost of stationing US troops in Japan. , I would like to further deepen the security cooperation between Japan and the United States.
We also want to show the unity between Japan and the United States by exchanging opinions on how to deal with international issues such as the new corona and climate change.