German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Japanese PM Fumio Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met on Friday in Berlin. They shared the view that security in the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions and agreed to create a new bilateral communications framework in the field of economic security.

Kishida and Scholz agreed to boost defense cooperation based on the pact, known as the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement. Kishida and Scholz confirmed that the second round of those talks will be held in Germany next year. Kishida arrived in Berlin after attending a NATO summit and other meetings in the United States. He is scheduled to head home on Saturday.