Prime Minister Kishida, who attended the G7 Summit in Germany, will be the first Japanese Prime Minister to attend the NATO-North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit meeting to be held in Spain from the 29th.



I would like to confirm the strengthening of cooperation between Japan and NATO, sharing the stance that Russia should not allow unilateral changes in the status quo by force in any region of the world, with Russia continuing its military invasion of Ukraine and China strengthening its supremacy. It's an idea.

Prime Minister Kishida attended the G7 summit held in Germany until the 28th, exchanged opinions on the situation in Ukraine and food security, and also met with the leaders of each country such as President Biden of the United States and Prime Minister Johnson of the United Kingdom. ..



At the summit, Prime Minister Kishida gave additional sanctions such as a ban on the import of Russian gold and responded to the food crisis by about 200 million dollars against Ukraine, the Middle East and African countries, and 27 billion yen in Japanese yen. We have announced that we will make contributions.



Then, at a press conference after the closing, "To protect universal values ​​such as freedom and the rule of law, to respond to the rise in global energy and food prices, participate in and contribute to the discussion, and give a powerful message united as the G7. I was able to make a call. "



After completing a series of dates in Germany, Prime Minister Kishida will be the first Japanese Prime Minister to attend the NATO summit meeting in Madrid, Spain from the 29th.



In addition to the 30 member countries, the NATO summit is expected to be attended by the leaders of Finland and Sweden, which are applying for membership, as well as four countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan.



At the summit, Prime Minister Kishida shared the stance that Russia should not allow unilateral changes in the status quo in any part of the world, with Russia continuing its military invasion of Ukraine and China intensifying its supremacy. I would like to confirm the strengthening of cooperation between Japan and NATO.