TOKYO, Nov. 18 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information:
On November 18, commencing at 11:00 a.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, received a courtesy call from H.E. Mr. Sugiono, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, and H.E. Gen. (Hon.) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia. The overview the courtesy call is as follows:
1. At the outset, Prime Minister TAKAICHI welcomed the visit of Minister Sugiono and Minister Sjafrie and stated that the third Japan-Indonesia Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting ("2+2") was extremely timely as the security environment is becoming increasingly severe. Prime Minister TAKAICHI emphas...