British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the President’s Office in London. Johnson and Kishida signed the Mutual Access Agreement between the UK and Japan, which will enable joint action on issues such as military training, exercises and disaster management.
“ENGLAND’S COMMITMENT TO THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION…”
It was stated that with the agreement, the UK and Japan will focus on increasing the work together to carry out armed forces training, joint exercises and disaster relief activities, and it was stated that the agreement also addresses the commitment of the UK government to the Indo-Pacific region. It was also stated that the UK was the first European country to make such an agreement with Japan.
It was stated that Johnson and Kishida discussed trade, renewable energy and the Russia-Ukraine War, focusing on how to put pressure on Russia and helping the allies become less dependent on Russia’s oil and gas.
“TODAY’S ACTIVITIES BRING US FURTHER”
In his message after the bilateral meeting, Johnson said: “It is a great pleasure to host the Prime Minister of Japan in London. We have long said that the UK and Japan have an incredibly close friendship and partnership between the democracies that Europe has shared for a long time. “We have observed this strong stance taken by your government against Russian aggression in Ukraine. I think you have done this very strongly. As the UK, we are aware that our indivisible security in Europe cannot be separated from that in the Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific region.” used the phrases.
NUCLEAR PLAN AGAINST RUSSIAN ENERGY
On the other hand, Kishida, in his address to British businessmen in London before his meeting with Johnson, stated that Japan will use nuclear reactors to reduce its dependence on Russian energy.
Japan, a member of the G7 group, condemned Russia for its attacks on Ukraine, imposed sanctions on Russia and sent military aid to Kiev. (UAV)