TOKYO, April 10 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight:

On April 10th, commencing at 4:30 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, held a summit telephone talk with The Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The overview of the talk is as follows.

At the outset, Prime Minister Ishiba, reflecting on the Japan-UK Summit Meeting last November, stated that he was pleased to be able to speak with Prime Minister Starmer again. In response, Prime Minister Starmer stated that he would like to continue developing the positive bilateral relationship between Japan and the UK.

The two leaders discussed a wide range of economi...