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What's up around the Prime Minister > July, 2005 |
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Japan-Lithuania Summit Meeting
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi held a meeting with Mr. Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania at the Prime Minister's Official Residence. At the meeting, the two leaders discussed about the recent situation in Lithuania, the bilateral relations and the United Nations (UN) reform, among other topics. At the beginning of the meeting, Prime Minister Brazauskas noted on the recent situation in Lithuania stating that it has been approximately 15 years since Lithuania gained its independence from the former Soviet Union. As such, the task it faces now is to have the country Lithuania be more known by the world. Prime Minister Brazauskas further shared that the international awareness of Lithuania was increased through its accession to the European Union (EU) last year, and this move has added to the development of the country. With regard to the relations between Japan and Lithuania, Prime Minister Koizumi stated, "Lithuania is well known among the Japanese public out of the three Baltic countries and the Japanese people feel a strong sense of closeness to it." Furthermore, Prime Minister Koizumi expressed his gratitude for Lithuania's participation in the EXPO 2005 Aichi, Japan as the only participant of the three Baltic countries. Prime Minister Brazauskas commented regarding his visit to Japan this time that he wishes to deepen his understanding of the development experienced by Japan through observing Japan's industrial trend and situation, such as by visiting private-sector factories in Aichi Prefecture. As for the UN Security Council reform, Prime Minister Koizumi commented, "I believe that now is the best time for the UN reform. As a member of the Group of Four (G4), Japan is currently engaging in efforts for the Security Council reform. As for the draft resolution by the G4, the aim is to realize the reform by the end of this month." To this, Prime Minister Brazauskas responded, "Japan is an important country in the world and Lithuania is always in support of Japan. Lithuania also supports the G4 resolution."
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