Japan's Prime Minister Kishida to visit France, Brazil and Paraguay

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa announced on Friday that Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is set to embark on a six-day tour to France, Brazil and Paraguay from 1st May.

In France, Kishida will attend a meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Kishida will also hold a summit meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron to exchange views on bilateral relations and international affairs.

He will then visit Brazil, which holds the presidency of the Group of 20 this year and will hold a bilateral summit to seek cooperation for a successful meeting of G20 leaders. Kishida will then visit Brazil and scheduled to deliver a speech on Japan's foreign policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean. A bilateral summit is scheduled in Paraguay as well, with the aim of forging stronger bilateral ties.