Prime Minister Kishida, who is visiting Italy, is expected to hold a summit meeting with Prime Minister Draghi on the 4th to discuss how to respond to the situation in Ukraine based on the results obtained from the previous visit to Southeast Asia.
In addition, I would like to meet with Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church and confirm cooperation toward the realization of a world free of nuclear weapons as the Prime Minister from the atomic bombed area of Hiroshima.
Prime Minister Kishida, who is visiting Southeast Asia and Europe, has been visiting Italy since the 3rd, and will meet with Prime Minister Draghi for the first time at the Prime Minister's Office in Rome on the night of the 4th of Japan time.
At the meeting, based on the results of seeking understanding and cooperation from the three Southeast Asian countries visited earlier regarding the situation in Ukraine, it is expected that the future response to Russia will be discussed as the only member of the G7 = seven major countries in Asia. ..
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Kishida will visit Vatican, the center of the Roman Catholic Church, to meet with Pope Francis prior to this.
Pope Francis visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki three years ago and urged world leaders to take action toward the abolition of nuclear weapons. I would like to confirm the cooperation toward.