Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida receives US President Joe Biden, and the latter supports Tokyo’s permanent membership in the Security Council.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that Japan and the United States should lead the world in implementing the principle of an “open and free Indo-Pacific region.”
“I am pleased to welcome President Biden to his first visit to Japan in this capacity,” Kishida said during a welcome speech before the start of his expanded talks with US President Joe Biden. “This visit shows that, whatever the circumstances, the United States is intensifying its involvement in Indo-Pacific issues.”
“I hope President Biden’s visit to Japan and the US-Japan bilateral summit will be meaningful,” he added.
The two presidents met in Tokyo before the expanded talks, following which the US president stated that he supports Japan becoming a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, according to the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation.
Calls have increased recently for reforms to the UN Security Council, which includes 15 members, including 5 permanent members: the United States, China, Russia, France and Britain.
It is expected to search Kishida and BidenDuring these talks, issues of strengthening US-Japanese partnership relations were discussed.
The two leaders are also expected to announce their support for expanding cooperation in the areas of high technologies, space conquest, and work on the new generation of semiconductors.
The two sides will affirm their common position on the issues of ensuring security in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region, and point out the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
