For example,"Shirakaba," a magazine that had a major influence on Japanese modern art and literature, was developed in Kamakura, and Kishida Ryusei's Kusodosha, who pursued a new style of oil painting, was deployed in Kakinuma.
Minister Kishida explained that he visited Italy to exchange views with Minister Gentiloni ahead of the G7 Hiroshima Foreign Ministers' Meeting in April, and expressed his pleasure that various events were being held in both Japan and Italy this year which marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Minister Kishida stated that cooperation and communication with the United States is becoming increasingly important in order for Japan to move ahead with its foreign policy contributng to the peace and stability of the international community from the position of"Pro-active Contributor to Peace" based on the principle of international cooperation.
Minister Kishida explained Japan's basic position on issues such as the importance of the rule of law at sea, along with conveying his expectation that progress will be made in discussions between ASEAN and China on a Code of Conduct(COC) in the South China Sea.
Minister Kishida referred to the fact that Japan participated in the Community of Portuguese Language Countries(CPLP) last year as an observer with the support of Portugal, and stated that collaboration with Portugal, the leader of the Portuguese language countries, was important to Japan and expressed his desire to strengthen the bilateral relationship on the basis of the exchange that lasts more than 470 years.
Minister Kishida said that maintaining the unity of the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) is vital for peace and stability in the Middle East. He also stressed that Japan, with its friendly relationships with all GCC countries, supports on-going mediation efforts by the State of Kuwait, and that it is important that the issue will be solved without delay by dialogue.
In response, Deputy Chairman and Minister of Foreign Affairs Meredov expressed gratitude for Minister Kishida's warm hospitality, along with explaining the recent development of the Japan-Turkmenistan relationship thus far, including at ministerial and leaders' level. Deputy Chairman and Minister of Foreign Affairs Meredov stated that it would be important to materialize agreements between the two countries' leaders particularly including those on energy-related projects.
Furthermore, Minister Kishida stated that Japan attaches importance to cooperating with Indonesia in the maritime field, and welcomed the signing of a memorandum on setting up the maritime forum that took place between the two ministers during this visit. Minister Kishida explained that he hopes to deepen discussions with Coordinating Minister Luhut on cooperative projects and other matters in the future.
At the start of the meeting, Minister Kishida stated that in this fiscal year's supplementary budget, Japan will allocate 100 million US dollars to support Palestine, specifically for humanitarian and reconstruction support for Gaza following the conflict last summer, financial support for the Palestinian Authority, and support for job creation in the West Bank and assistance in the fields of medical care and health.
Minister Kishida stated that Japan would assume the G7 presidency next year and would also be holding TICAD VI in Africa for the first time; expressed the desire to take these opportunities to promote the response to public health emergencies and universal health coverage(UHC) and to actively contribute to the strengthening of the health system; and expressed the desire to cooperate closely with the Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation.
Minister Kishida expressed sympathy to local residents who were affected by the earthquake that struck the Tohoku area on November 22 and stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs intends to further promote international disaster risk reduction cooperation in light of the results from the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai in March 2015.
In particular, as a result of Minister Kishida's encouragement, the Joint Statement mentions the North Korea problem for the first time, and firmly expresses the view that nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches cannot be tolerated, as well as firmly calling for North Korea to exercise self-restraint with nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches and fully comply with all the relevant UNSC resolutions, and for concrete actions on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
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