Prime Minister Kishida, who was considering whether he could attend the NPT = Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, which is scheduled to be held in the United States next month, is fully prepared for the new corona in Japan in addition to the infection situation in the United States. I decided to forgo attendance because I wanted to.
The NPT = Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is an international framework for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation that came into effect in 1970 during the Cold War. It will be held in New York, USA from the day.
Prime Minister Kishida, who was elected to the A-bombed area of Hiroshima, expressed his intention to encourage the leaders of each country to adopt an agreement document that would be a substantial step forward toward the success of the conference, and considered whether he could attend the conference for the first time as the Prime Minister of Japan. was doing.
However, in addition to the continued spread of the new corona in the United States, the attendance was decided to be postponed because he wanted to make sure to respond to the new corona during the year-end and New Year holidays in Japan.
Prime Minister Kishida is making adjustments to visit the United States at an early stage and hold a summit meeting with President Biden, but adjustments have been difficult due to the political situation in the United States and the spread of infection.