Prime Minister Kishida will meet with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore, where he will visit, and will begin negotiations to conclude an agreement on the transfer of defense equipment, etc. to further strengthen the security cooperation between the two countries. I agreed.
Prime Minister Kishida held a summit meeting with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for about 30 minutes on the 11th.
In this, the two leaders strongly condemned Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and agreed that in any region, unilateral changes in the status quo due to infringement of sovereignty and territorial integrity or power would be unacceptable. did.
He confirmed cooperation in addressing food and energy issues that are affecting the global economy and in effectively implementing sanctions on Russia.
In addition, Prime Minister Kishida stated that he "strongly opposes unilateral attempts to change the status quo and economic intimidation against the background of power," keeping in mind China, which is advancing into the East China Sea and South China Sea, based on the rule of law. The two countries have agreed to continue to cooperate in order to protect a free and open international order.
The two leaders then agreed to begin negotiations to conclude an agreement on the transfer of defense equipment and the promotion of technical cooperation to further strengthen security cooperation between the two countries.
If we conclude an agreement, we will be the sixth country in the ASEAN = Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Furthermore, in order to strengthen regional supply chains in order to strengthen cooperation in terms of economic security, the two countries will cooperate to start training in each country and hold meetings by experts in the digital field. We confirmed the policy to hold it early.