Shortly after the entry into force of the EU-Japan free trade agreement traveled Chancellor Merkel to Tokyo. There you agreed with Japan’s Prime Minister Abe, even more for free trade.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced during their Meeting, the common commitment to international free trade and multilateralism to expand.
Japan compete with Germany for a “rule-based order”, to work closely on this issue, Merkel said. Both sides praised the on Friday, which entered into force free trade agreement between the European Union and Japan leading the way.
More Japanese involvement desired
Merkel said that the agreement “at this time an important message to the world. We appreciate this very much and want to meet with life”. She wanted to strengthen the German-Japanese economic and scientific relations. While you do not start at Zero, but can already build on the commitment of 450 German companies in Japan. “This can be even more”, stressed the Chancellor. And also Japan was invited to get involved in Germany.
Chancellor Merkel and Japan’s Prime Minister Abe want to work even more for free trade.
“partnership to a higher level
protectionism lifting” birds of the world, said Abe, the UK control on the exit from the EU. “Germany’s role continues to grow in the world,” he said. The visit to send a short time after the entry into force of the free trade agreement “is a powerful message for the strengthening of our bilateral economic relations and for the advancement of free trade”. It was time to lift the partnership to a new international order and prosperity in the world to a higher level.
The Chancellor also offered to the Japanese Agenda for the G20 summit to cooperate at the end of June in Osaka. Japan to take up the issues of society 5.0, and dealing with data security and ethics. “These are topics that worry us,” said the Chancellor.
Merkel: No evidence for disarmament of North Korea
In terms of North Korea, Merkel said, they see no evidence for a North Korean nuclear disarmament. While they praised the U.S.-initiated process of Disarmament. “But the steps don’t have to be comprehensible, you are so far,” she said. At the same time, she said to Japan, in the UN very closely. Germany as a non-permanent member of the UN security Council is currently the lead in the sanctions Committee. Abe stressed that they wanted to consult with Germany on the subject closely.
