Regarding the situation in Ukraine, Prime Minister Kishida had a brief discussion with President Biden of the United States in Belgium on the night of the 24th of Japan time, and he should not allow unilateral change of the status quo by force in any region, and such an attempt They agreed that it was important to clearly show that there are enormous costs involved.
In this, Prime Minister Kishida said, "I highly appreciate the leadership of the United States in taking a decisive response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine."
The two leaders agreed that no region should allow unilateral changes in the status quo by force, and that it is important to clearly show that such attempts involve enormous costs.
They also agreed that North Korea's nuclear and missile activities, including the launch of ballistic missiles by North Korea on the 24th, are a clear and serious challenge to the international community, condemning this and continuing to work closely together. I confirmed that I would do it.
In addition, the two leaders confirmed that President Biden will continue to discuss further strengthening the Japan-US alliance, with the opportunity to visit Japan in mind.
This is the first time that the two leaders have met face-to-face since the summit of COP26, a UN conference on climate change countermeasures held in the United Kingdom last November.