Japan-Spain Summit Meeting

[Provisional translation]

 

On June 29, commencing at 2:00 p.m. (local time; 9:00 p.m. on June 29 JST) for approximately 25 minutes, Mr. KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, who is visiting Spain to attend the NATO Summit Meeting, held a meeting with the H.E. Mr. Pedro SÁNCHEZ, President of the Government of Spain. The overview of the meeting is as follows.

1. At the outset, Prime Minister Kishida highly appreciated the efforts of President Sánchez as chairperson of NATO Summit Meeting and stated that he would like to strengthen further cooperation with Spain as a strategic partner, including the realization of a “Free and Open Indo- Pacific”. In response, President Sánchez stated that Spain attaches great importance to the relations with Japan and would like to promote cooperation in various fields, including green energy, digitalization and cyber.
2. The two leaders expected that cooperation between Japanese and Spanish companies in areas such as renewable energies including hydrogen and wind power, digitalization, etc., and cooperation in third-country markets such as Latin America and Caribbean would increase, and they confirmed that they would strengthen dialogue and cooperation between the two countries through frameworks such as the Japan-Spain Symposium.
3. The two leaders shared the recognition that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is an outrage that undermines the foundation of the international order not only in Europe but also in Asia; that any unilateral change of the status quo by force is not acceptable anywhere in the world; and that the unity among the countries sharing fundamental values has never mattered more. They confirmed that, as the international community is facing food and energy supply shortages and price increases following the aggression, they would work together to support vulnerable countries affected by the current situations.
4. The two leaders exchanged views on the Indo-Pacific affairs, and confirmed that unilateral change of the status quo by force is not acceptable. They also reaffirmed their continued close cooperation in dealing with North Korea’s nuclear and missile issues as well as abductions issue.