Prime Minister Kishida will attend the international conference "Asia-Pacific Water Summit" to be held in Kumamoto City on the 23rd, and will meet individually with the leaders of Cambodia and others who will participate in the conference.

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



According to this, Prime Minister Kishida will visit Kumamoto City on the 23rd and attend the "Asia-Pacific Water Summit" where leaders of the Asia-Pacific region will discuss how to solve water problems such as drought and flood damage. ..



We will also meet individually with the leaders of Cambodia and Laos, who will attend the conference, and Tuvalu, an island nation in the South Pacific.



Furthermore, on the 24th, we visited Hitoyoshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, which was damaged by the record heavy rain in July 2nd year of Reiwa, and before the full-scale flood season, the damage situation and tourist facilities at that time. We are planning to inspect the restoration status of.



Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said at a press conference, "I would like to listen carefully to the voices of the site during the inspection of the affected Hitoyoshi city."