TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting Germany to meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz when he attends a NATO summit in the United States in early July, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday, citing a government source. Kishida and Scholz are expected to discuss mineral and semiconductor supply chain resilience, protection of […]
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Japan PM Kishida mulls Germany visit to meet Scholz early July, NHK reports
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting Germany to meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz when he attends a NATO summit in the United States in early July, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday, citing a government source.
Kishida and Scholz are expected to discuss mineral and semiconductor supply chain resilience, protection of emerging technology including AI and defence cooperation amid Ukraine-Russia war and China’s growing maritime assertiveness, NHK said.
(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Sandra Maler)