Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed Thursday to establish an intergovernmental panel to boost their security cooperation amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
In a joint press conference, Kishida said that both leaders reaffirmed their intention to hold intergovernmental consultations and work closely together to achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific.
“Today we agreed to set up intergovernmental consultations with the participation of the heads of government. The first consultation is envisaged for next year,” he remarked. PM Kishida: I had an exchange of views at length with Chancellor Scholz of #Germany, who chose #Japan as his first stop during his visit to Asia. With Germany, which holds the #G7 presidency this year, (1/2) pic.twitter.com/lyGhkJ86El
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