Prime Minister Kishida will meet with former Secretary General Amari of the Liberal Democratic Party on the night of the 15th, ahead of the ordinary session of the Diet on the 17th, and will cooperate as it is important to suppress the infection of the new corona while maintaining economic and social activities. I confirmed that.
The meeting was held on the night of the 15th in Tokyo for about two hours while eating, and was attended by the Minister for Economic Revitalization Yamagiwa and Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara.
Among them, there are opinions on how to deal with the new corona, whose infection is rapidly spreading due to Omicron strains before the ordinary session of the Diet on the 17th, and measures to realize the "new capitalism" set by Prime Minister Kishida. It was exchanged.
He confirmed that the new corona response will continue to be a top priority, and that it is important to control infection while maintaining economic and social activities, and that we will cooperate.
After the meeting, Mr. Amari told reporters, "We talked about simulating risk scenarios and cooperating in front of the ordinary Diet session. The biggest issue is how to control and deal with Omicron stocks." Said.