New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will visit Japan from the 20th to hold a summit meeting with Prime Minister Kishida.

This was announced by Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting.



According to it, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will visit Japan on a four-day schedule from the 20th to the 23rd and hold a summit meeting with Prime Minister Kishida.



Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said at a press conference, "Japan and New Zealand are'strategic cooperation partners' that share basic values ​​such as freedom, democracy, the rule of law, and human rights. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. This is a milestone year, with the aim of further deepening political, security and economic cooperation and strengthening cooperation towards the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific. "