A day after former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida took office as his new prime minister, his first phone call was made to US President Joe Biden.
According to Japanese media reports, Prime Minister and US President Fumio Kishida reaffirmed the two countries ‘determination to strengthen the two countries’ unity and work together to achieve an open Indo-Pacific (Indian Ocean and Pacific) region.
Fumio Kishida was elected the new Prime Minister of Japan on Monday (yesterday) with 311 votes out of 458 votes. Kishida, 64, succeeded Yoshihide Suga.
According to Kyodo News Agency, the Japanese Prime Minister, in a conversation with the US President, emphasized that he intends to continue the cooperation between the two countries in responding to global problems such as the Corona virus epidemic, climate change and complete disarmament of the world.
According to the Japanese media, Joe Biden in this phone call reiterated the US commitment to defend Japan.
Biden stressed the US commitment to defending Japan at a time when the two countries share common positions on opposition to China.
US and Japanese officials have repeatedly stressed the need for an open region in the Indo-Pacific (Indo-Pacific) since Joe Biden took office.
According to various experts and analysts, the Biden government is trying to form a new coalition with Japan, Australia and India to confront China, and in this regard, the White House recently hosted the leaders of Washington, Tokyo, Canberra and New Delhi.
