President of Romania Klaus Iohannis on official visit to Japan: Economic development and military cooperation on the agenda
The Strategic Partnership between Romania and Japan will be established during the 3-day official visit that the leader from the Cotroceni, Klaus Iohannis, began on Monday in Tokyo, Agerpres reports. The first meeting, the President of Romania had with the Speaker of the House of Councillors of the legislative body - the National Diet of Japan.
Among the topics discussed by the two officials was the risk of using nuclear weapons, both in the context of the war in Ukraine and military tensions in East Asia. Thus, the consolidation and improvement of cooperation in the military field will be included on the Romanian-Japanese bilateral agenda.
The Romanian Head of State will be received by the Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace on Tuesday. The agenda of the visit will also include a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, with whom he will hold official talks and sign the Joint Declaration establishing the Strategic Partnership between Romania and Japan.
The signing will mark the advancement of Romanian-Japanese cooperation at the highest level in three key areas: foreign policy and security dialogue, economic cooperation and development assistance. This is Romania's second strategic partnership with an Asian state, after the one with South Korea.
President Klaus Iohannis will pay a state visit to the Republic of Singapore on Thursday and Friday for official talks with President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
