Prime Minister Kishida, who is visiting Europe, met with Pope Francis in Vatican, the center of the Roman Catholic Church, on the afternoon of the 4th of Japan time.
As the Prime Minister from Hiroshima, the A-bombed area, it seems that he exchanged opinions toward the realization of a world free of nuclear weapons.
Prime Minister Kishida visited Vatican, the center of the Roman Catholic Church, and met with Pope Francis for about 30 minutes from about 3:30 pm on the 4th of Japan time.
It is the first time in about eight years that the Japanese Prime Minister has visited the Vatican to meet with the Pope.
Although the details of the meeting have not been clarified, Prime Minister Kishida, as Prime Minister from the atomic bombed area of Hiroshima, visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki three years ago by Pope Francis to abolish nuclear weapons to world leaders. It seems that they exchanged opinions toward the realization of a world free of nuclear weapons, based on the appeal to take action toward them.
In addition to the situation in Ukraine, it seems that opinions were exchanged on issues such as North Korea's nuclear missiles and abductions.
After that, Prime Minister Kishida held a summit meeting with Secretary of State Palolyn, the Prime Minister of the Vatican.