The Prime Minister will host a Japanese counterpart today to deepen UK ties with Asia’s closest security partner, and accelerate cooperation between defense, trade and green energy. Leaders will basically agree on the Recurrent Access Agreement, which allows Japanese and British forces to work, exercise and work together, increase UK commitment to the Indo-Pacific and further safeguard international peace and security. The UK will be the first European country to have such an agreement with Japan.
The historic defense partnership, which will see the UK and Japanese Armed Forces work together to carry out training, joint exercise and disaster relief activities, will build on our already close cooperation in defense and defense technology, such as the Future Combat Air System.
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A symbol of the UK’s close ties with Japan, leaders will watch the royal airplane pass by and inspect the Guard of Honor as part of the official reception for Prime Minister Kishida in the United Kingdom. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said:
As two of the world’s largest democracies, and the third and fifth largest economies in the world, the UK and Japan are focused on promoting growth, creating highly skilled jobs and ensuring that we remain technologically strong.
The visit of Prime Minister Kishida will accelerate our close defense relations and build on our trade relations to develop major infrastructure projects across the country – in support of our development agenda.
As the two G7 leaders and their closest allies in Asia and Europe respectively, tomorrow’s two summits are expected to focus on Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and how international alliances can continue to put more pressure on President Putin’s government while supporting Ukraine and other European countries affected by pagan invasions.
They are also expected to work together as part of the UK’s Clean Green Initiative, which allows the UK and Japan to work together to support Asian countries to develop renewable resources, support green energy transactions and help provide alternative fuels for Russian oil and gas. .
Deepening trade and investment relations, the Prime Minister will also announce a new trade ambassador to Japan – to accelerate strong trade and investment relations between the two countries.
Greg Clark MP has been appointed to lead the next chapter between the UK and Japan, as Japanese companies invest billions of pounds in the UK economy through major infrastructure projects, including wind farms and high-speed trains. The announcement comes as the UK negotiates an entry into CPTPP, an Indo-Pacific trading platform costing $ 11trn Japan is chair of the UK working group in CPTPP.
During the meeting on Downing Street, leaders are expected to enjoy food products from the Fukushima prefecture, including Japanese popcorn, as part of marking the elimination of the remaining restrictions on food products from the Japanese region.
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