Prime Minister Kishida announced that the first intergovernmental consultations between the leaders and ministers of Japan and Germany will be held on the 18th of this month.
He also expressed his willingness to improve relations between the two countries, saying that he would "exchange opinions frankly" regarding next week's Japan-South Korea summit.
At the government and ruling party liaison conference held on the 10th, Prime Minister Kishida announced that he would invite German Chancellor Scholz and six ministers to Japan on the 18th of this month to hold the first intergovernmental consultations.
This intergovernmental consultation is a framework agreed at the summit meeting in April last year, and at the first meeting, opinions are scheduled to be exchanged on common issues such as economic security and climate change. , I would like to deepen the discussion thoroughly for more than four hours."
In addition, regarding the Japan-South Korea summit meeting to be held in Japan next week, he said, "We will work at the summit level to strengthen strategic cooperation between Japan and South Korea, and between Japan, the United States, and South Korea. We will exchange opinions frankly." showed.
In addition, he announced that he will visit India, the chair of the G20 = 20 major countries, from the 19th of this month and hold a summit meeting with Prime Minister Modi.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Kishida indicated that he would receive proposals from the ruling party as early as next week regarding additional countermeasures against soaring prices, and would promptly respond.
Komei Yamaguchi Representative "Resolve long-standing concerns"
Komeito leader Yamaguchi said at the liaison conference of the government and ruling parties, "I would like you to maximize the opportunity of the summit meeting to resolve longstanding pending issues. I hope that concrete measures such as expansion and response to North Korea will progress."