Prime Minister Kishida, who is visiting France, is holding a summit meeting with President Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace in Paris.
At the joint press conference held prior to the meeting, Prime Minister Kishida stated that he wanted the "G7 Hiroshima Summit" to be a place to demonstrate the strong determination of the G7 to uphold a free and open international order, and that he would like to cooperate with France. I gave you some ideas.
Prime Minister Kishida, who is visiting Europe and other countries, is having a summit meeting with President Macron at the Elysee Palace, the president's office in Paris, France, after 4:00 a.m. Japan time.
At the joint press conference held prior to this, Prime Minister Kishida expressed the strong determination of the G7 to uphold a free and open international order based on the rule of law at the G7 Hiroshima Summit in May this year. At the same time, he expressed his intention to cooperate with France, stating that he would like the G7 to unite in response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine and to demonstrate their stance of continuing and strengthening tough sanctions and strong support for Ukraine.
With China in mind, he said, "Europe and Indo-Pacific security are now inseparable, and unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force in the East and South China Seas are intensifying, and the security environment is becoming increasingly severe. I would like to continue to promote substantive cooperation, such as joint exercises, with France, which is the country of origin."
On top of that, based on Japan's new National Security Strategy, which was revised last month, in order to discuss further security cooperation between Japan and France, the first half of this year will be a ministerial consultation on foreign affairs and defense, the so-called "2 plus 2". announced its intention to hold the