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☷Secretary Blinken s Meeting with Japanese National Security Advisor Akiba United States Department of State
U.S. Department of State ( By Press Release office)
May 04,2022
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The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:Secretary of State Antony J . Blinken met with Japanese National Security Advisor Akiba Takeo in Washington , D . C . on May 3 . Secretary Blinken and National Security Advisor Akiba emphasized the importance of the U . S . - Japan Alliance and the upcoming Quad Summit to maintain an inclusive , free , and open Indo - Pacific . The Secretary and the National Security Advisor reaffirmed the basic principles of freedom , self - determination , and sovereignty in response to the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine . The Secretary expressed appreciation for Japan’s leadership in supporting Ukraine , and they discussed how to best cooperate to impose further costs on Russia for its aggression . They also compared notes on efforts to strengthen peace and stability in the Indo - Pacific region and push back against unilateral efforts to alter the status quo . The Secretary and the National Security Advisor discussed expanding economic cooperation and strengthening the global rules - based international order through the U . S . - Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee ( “Economic 2+2” ) and also welcomed efforts to enhance trilateral U . S . - Japan - Republic of Korea cooperation to support the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and other shared goals .
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