Prime Minister Kishida, who finished the quad summit, which is the framework of the four countries of Japan, the United States, Australia and India, held a press conference.
He emphasized that he shared the recognition that unilateral changes in the status quo by force should not be allowed in any region, with China and other countries in mind as Russia's military invasion continues, and expressed his intention to further strengthen cooperation among the four countries. I did.
At the meeting, Prime Minister Kishida said, "We had a frank discussion about the impact of the situation in Ukraine on the Indo-Pacific region, and with the participation of India, expressed concern about the tragic conflict in Ukraine, the rule of law, sovereignty and territory. We have confirmed that principles such as unity must be adhered to in any region. "
He also said, "We also discussed serious concerns about unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East China Sea and South China Sea and how to respond to the situation in Myanmar," with China and other countries strengthening their supremacy.
Furthermore, regarding North Korea, which activates nuclear and missile activities, there is a consensus on the need for cooperation toward complete denuclearization and immediate resolution of the abduction issue, and based on the fact that the infection of the new corona is spreading in North Korea. He revealed that he had discussed not to create a geographical gap in infection control.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Kishida said, "The framework of the four countries is also a place to promote practical cooperation in a wide range of fields in order to realize a'free and open Indo-Pacific'."
In addition, in the area of infrastructure, efforts to aim for additional support and investment of more than $ 50 billion in the Indo-Pacific region over the next five years, and to provide regional countries with satellite information held by the four countries as cooperation in the space field. He explained that he launched the company and that he will strengthen cooperation through humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in order to respond to natural disasters.
Prime Minister Kishida said, "In the midst of a situation that shakes the foundation of the international order of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, unilateral changes in the status quo by force should not be allowed in any region, especially in the Indo-Pacific region. That is why the "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" is important, and it is extremely significant that the leaders of the four countries were able to send out from Tokyo that they will do their utmost to realize it. " ..
In addition, Australia's Prime Minister Albany Gee revealed that he wanted to hold a summit meeting in Australia next year. "Cooperation between the four countries has spread to a wide range of fields and is deepening day by day at various levels. We would like to further strengthen cooperation toward the realization of "Free and Open Indo-Pacific". "