Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed on Thursday to boost cooperation between their countries in a wide range of fields including artificial intelligence.
In their first in-person talks, held in Washington, the two leaders also confirmed that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions are inseparable.
Kishida on July 6 had telephone talks with Starmer, who led his party to a landslide general election victory on July 4.
They also agreed to promote the joint development of the next-generation fighter jet involving their countries plus Italy and discussed the situations in the Middle East and East Asia, including North Korea, and affirmed their close collaboration.
Separately, Kishida met with new Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof and congratulated him on his inauguration. Schoof expressed eagerness to work with Japan in all areas including security.
Kishida also held talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and confirmed that their countries will strengthen cooperation in the fields of security, such as defense equipment, and advanced technologies including sixth-generation, or 6G, communications standards.