Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting Prime Minister Kishida Emphasizes Significance of Communicating Change in Security Policy

Prime Minister Kishida, who is visiting Washington, D.C., has a meeting with President Biden. It is also connected," emphasizing the significance.

Prime Minister Kishida, who is currently visiting Europe and the United States as the chair of the G7 = seven major countries ahead of the Hiroshima Summit in May, visited Washington, U.S.A. for the first time since taking office. I'm in the house for a summit meeting with President Biden.

At the outset, Prime Minister Kishida said, "Japan and the United States are currently facing an unprecedentedly severe and complex security environment. To contribute to the peace and prosperity of the region and to protect national security, Japan has formulated a new National Security Strategy. He also established a new policy to drastically strengthen defense capabilities, including 'counterattack capabilities,' and to expand the budget for that purpose."

In addition, he emphasized the significance of this, saying, "This will lead to strengthening the deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan-US alliance."

He said, "The role of Japan and the United States, which share values ​​such as democracy and the rule of law, is growing more and more. I would like to have a frank exchange of views on various important issues, such as a free and open Indo-Pacific." ' I called.

At the meeting, the two leaders confirmed that the direction of Japan-U.S. security strategy is the same, taking into account China's increasingly hegemonic movements. A matching prospect.

In addition, the two leaders are expected to confirm the unity of the G7 for the success of the summit, as the world is confronted with the situation in Ukraine and food and energy issues.

In addition, it is expected to confirm the strengthening of bilateral cooperation between Japan and the United States in areas such as economic security, including the development of cutting-edge technologies such as semiconductors, quantum technology, and biotechnology.

The two leaders will release a joint statement summarizing the results of the meeting at the time of the meeting.