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Macron meets Prime Minister Suga in Tokyo, an 'exceptional' bond

2021-07-24T09:10:42.454Z


TOKYO, 24 JUL - French President Emmanuel Macron, who has been visiting Tokyo since yesterday for the opening of the Olympic Games, met with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga today before seeing some important Japanese entrepreneurs, including the admin ... (HANDLE)


(ANSA-AFP) - TOKYO, JUL 24 - French President Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Tokyo since yesterday for the opening of the Olympic Games, today met with the Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga before seeing some important Japanese entrepreneurs, including the CEO by Nissan. In the morning, the French head of state then attended a judo fight as part of the Olympics.


    Macron and Suga, who met in the Akasaka building in the heart of Tokyo, did not comment to the press, but on Twitter, the French president praised the "exceptional" partnership between France and Japan. "At a time when we are all battling the virus, where we are starting the recovery, this partnership is a strength."


    In a joint statement released after the meeting, the leaders recalled the importance of achieving a "free and open, inclusive and rule-of-law-based Indo-Pacific" as China's ambitions in the region raise concerns from both the Japanese side and the powers that be. westerners.


    Macron and Suga also spoke of the French-Japanese cooperation in the fight against global warming which "is not a constraint, but a vector of innovation and job creation", and expressed the desire to "strengthen" the economic and commercial links between the two Villages.


    On the thorny issue of stolen children in Japan, where the principle of shared custody does not legally exist, the joint statement reports that the two countries "undertake to strengthen their dialogue, in the superior interests of the children".


    The French president then spoke about the economic attractiveness of France with some heads of large Japanese companies, including the CEO of Nissan, Makoto Uchida. (ANSA-AFP).


Source: ansa

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