Japan-UK Summit Meeting (Summary)

[Provisional Translation]

On July 11, commencing at 5:00 p.m. (local time; 6:00 a.m. on July 12 JST) for approximately 20 minutes, Mr. KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, held a summit meeting with the Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The overview is as follows.

1. At the outset, Prime Minister Kishida congratulated Prime Minister Starmer for assuming the office and welcomed the Prime Minister Starmer’s stance to attach importance to the Japan-UK partnership. The two leaders affirmed to further strengthen the Japan-UK relationship and to work together to address the challenges of the international community.
2. The two leaders confirmed that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific are inseparable and that cooperation and collaboration between the like-minded countries such as Japan and the UK is vital. Prime Minister Kishida stressed the importance of cooperation to realize a “free and open Indo-Pacific”, as well as Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) and the UK’s accession to CPTPP. In addition to such cooperation, the two leaders concurred to continue to promote collaboration in a wide range of areas including the AI and in the economic field.
3. The two leaders also exchanged views on regional and confirmed that the two countries will continue to provide strong support to Ukraine and impose severe sanctions against Russia. In addition, the two leaders exchanged views on the situations in the Middle East and East Asia such as dealing with North Korea, and confirmed their close collaboration.