EUROPEAN UNION AND TURKEY AGREE ON CONTINUED DIALOGUE AND RENEWAL OF MIGRATION DEAL

Highlights:

• The European Union and Turkey, both have agreed on the continued dialogue and renewal of the migration deal
• The foreign minister of Turkey said that, the positive atmosphere in the ties of European Union and Turkey had begun with the posit...

YOSHIHIDE SUGA ARRIVED IN INDONESIA; WILL BE MEETING PRESIDENT WIDODO

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• Yoshihide Suga arrived in Indonesia; will be meeting President Widodo.
• Will talk about economic cooperation and strengthening security ties.
• Suga left Hanoi in the morning where he met Vietnam Prime Minister.
• S...

MOTEGI LIKELY TO VISIT GERMANY AND FRANCE STARTING NEXT WEEK TO EARLY OCTOBER

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• Motegi likely to visit Germany and France starting next week to early October.
• Motegi wishes to strengthen cooperation in promoting stability in the Indo-pacific region.
• Japan’s Foreign Minister also seeks to share...

YOSHIHIDE SUGA AND XI JINPING ARE LIKELY TO HOLD TELEPHONE TALKS LATER THIS WEEK

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• Yoshihide Suga and Xi Jinping are likely to hold telephone talks later this week.
• The telephone meeting is arranged for Friday as of now.
• The talks will happen when there has been an increase in tensions between China an...

TO COUNTER CHINESE INFLUENCE, JAPAN AIMS FOR TOP UN POSITIONS

HIGHLIGHTS

• To counter the increasing influence of China, Japan is making efforts to fill crucial UN positions with Japanese nationals.
• Akira Amari-led group is working on a proposal to bring the nomination process.
• As many Chinese occupy hi...

Japan's role in international politics has strengthened by leaps

Japan's role in international politics has strengthened by leaps and bounds over the past 30 years covering the previous Heisei period (1989-2019). Three decades ago, when this nation was an economic powerhouse reviving on all cylinders, it was called the United States as an "economics o...