Prime Minister Kishida had a telephone conversation with Crown Prince Muhammad of Saudi Arabia on the night of the 17th, and agreed to work closely on the situation in Ukraine and deepen cooperation in stabilizing the crude oil market and responding to carbon neutrality. ..
Ukraine situation
Prime Minister Kishida held a telephone talk with Crown Prince Muhammad of Saudi Arabia for about 20 minutes from 8 pm on the 17th, and exchanged opinions on the situation in Ukraine.
In this, Prime Minister Kishida pointed out that "this invasion by Russia is a serious outrage of violations of international law, and it is important for the international community to respond in unison."
He said, "We would like to continue to work closely with Saudi Arabia, Japan's strategic partner and leader of the Arab and Islamic countries," and agreed to work closely in response to the situation in Ukraine.
Countermeasures against soaring crude oil prices
In addition, Prime Minister Kishida said, "I strongly expect Saudi Arabia's leadership to stabilize the crude oil market," and they agreed to deepen cooperation in stabilizing the crude oil market and responding to carbon neutrality. Did.
It was confirmed that there will be discussions between Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagita and the Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia over the increase in crude oil production.
After the meeting, Prime Minister Kishida told reporters, "It was a meeting that felt that we would work together positively. We will continue to actively develop summit diplomacy to further strengthen the unity and solidarity of the international community. I want to make it something like that. "
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Kishida also held a telephone conversation with President Kenyatta of Kenya, who is a non-executive member of the UN Security Council, for about 15 minutes from 7 pm on the 17th, and worked closely with the situation in Ukraine. We confirmed that we will work together to reform the Security Council.