Prime Minister Kishida met with New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who is visiting Japan, strongly condemned Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, and agreed that the two countries would continue to work together and respond in a decent manner.
The meeting between Prime Minister Kishida and New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took place on the night of the 21st at the Prime Minister's Office.
In this, Prime Minister Kishida said, "Japan and New Zealand are important partners who share basic values. In the international community, the international order has been shaken by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and I would like to work closely with New Zealand to respond properly. ".
In response, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, "Japan and New Zealand must cooperate and act responsibly in the crisis of Ukraine. We will continue to support the Ukrainian people and Russia's economic and political invasion. We must strongly oppose it. "
The two leaders then strongly condemned Russia's military invasion and agreed that the two countries would continue to work together and respond in a decent manner.
Furthermore, China, which is strengthening its marine expansion, strongly opposes such attempts, saying that unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force are never allowed, and cooperates toward the realization of a "free and open Indo-Pacific". confirmed.
They also agreed to formally initiate negotiations to conclude an agreement on the protection of confidential information to expand cooperation in the security arena.
On the other hand, in the economic field, we agreed to promote cooperation in fields such as decarbonization and space, and to maintain the high-level rules of the TPP = Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
We also confirmed that New Zealand will reactivate human exchanges from the 2nd of next month, considering that it will ease the border measures for the new coronavirus and accept tourists from Japan and other countries.