Japan-Canada Summit Meeting (Summary)

[Provisional translation]

On June 14, commencing at 7:35 p.m. local time, (02:35 a.m. on June 14th, Japan time), for approximately 15 minutes, Mr. KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan held a meeting with the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, while visiting Puglia, Italy, to attend the G7 Summit. The overview of the meeting is as follows.

1. At the outset, Prime Minister Kishida said that it is a pleasure to meet with Prime Minister Trudeau again for the first time since last November. Prime Minister Kishida stated that he would like to continue working together with Prime Minister Trudeau to advance cooperation between Japan and Canada as well as among the G7 to address the challenges facing the world. Prime Minister Kishida expressed his appreciation for the Canadian Government’s support for Japanese companies towards the establishment of comprehensive EV value chains and his expectation for its contined support. Prime Minister Kishida also stated that he would like to continue to work together to advance bilateral relations in many areas. Prime Minister Trudeau expressed his pleasure to meet with Prime Minister Kishida again, and stated that he would like to further enhance cooperation between Japan and Canada including in the area of bilateral economic partnership such as EV and LNG and in responding to Indo-Pacific situations.

2. Prime Minister Kishida welcomed Canada’s recent defense report in which Canada expressed its commitment to contribute to stability in the Indo-Pacific region by maintaining a more persistent presence. He also welcomed recent progress in Japan-Canada cooperation in the area of rule of laws including surveillance activities against illegal ship-to-ship transfers and illegal fishing.The two leaders confirmed that Japan and Canada would continue to work together to contribute to the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region.

3. Prime Minister Kishida expressed his appreciation to Canada for its participation in “FMCT Friends”. Prime Minister Kishida also stated that he would like to continue close cooperation with Canada on CPTPP based on a strategic perspective. In addition, Prime Minister Kishida stated that he looks forward to continued cooperation towards the start of production by LNG Canada.

4. The two leaders exchanged their views on the situation in the Indo-Pacific including China and on coordination in their responses to issues related to North Korea including the nuclear and missiles issues and the abductions issue. Concerning the situation in Ukraine, Prime Minister Kishida stated that it is important to strongly maintain sanctions against Russia as well as support for Ukraine.

5. Given Canada’s G7 presidency next year, the two leaders concurred to continue to work closely together.