The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, had a meeting today, in the margins of the COP28 conference, with the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida.
The two Heads of Government expressed their strong appreciation for the collaboration established in the context of the G7, also in view of the handover from the Japanese Presidency to the Italian Presidency in 2024.
They shared the importance of the results of COP28 for the fight against climate change and of the strengthening of the global path towards ecological transition, highlighting the substantial commitments made by their respective Governments in this regard.
President Meloni and Prime Minister Kishida underscored the great impetus that the launch of the bilateral Strategic Partnership last January has given to the further strengthening of bilateral collaboration in all sectors, from political through to economic-industrial, scientific and cultural cooperation. They also reiterated the strategic value of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) and security and defence cooperation.
The two leaders went on to address the main issues on the international agenda, starting with the conflict in Gaza and the importance of ensuring humanitarian support for the civilian population. They also discussed the war in Ukraine and the need to maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific.