British PM Rishi Sunak visits Japan to mark ‘historic’ Hiroshima accord
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy arrived in Japan on Thursday for the G7 summit where they signed a new “Hiroshima Agreement” for UK-Japan economic, security and technology co-operation.
London. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy arrived in Japan on Thursday for the G7 summit where they signed a new “Hiroshima Agreement” for UK-Japan economic, security and technology co-operation. The UK-Japan global strategic partnership is seen as a counterbalance to Chinese dominance in the region and will see “ambitious” R&D collaboration and skills exchange taking forward to strengthen supply chain resilience in the key region. including a semiconductor partnership.
Britain also confirmed that its Carrier Strike Group (CSG) warships will return to the region in 2025 after a maiden voyage to the Indo-Pacific region, including India, in 2021. Sunak has become the first British prime minister to visit Hiroshima, which witnessed the atomic bomb attack during World War II. “It is a privilege to visit Tokyo and Hiroshima at this historic moment in the UK’s relationship with Japan,” said the British-Indian leader.
He said, “Prime Minister (Fumio) Kishida and I are closely aligned on the importance of maintaining peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region and protecting our values, including free and fair trade. The Hiroshima Agreement will allow us to enhance cooperation between our armed forces, grow our economies together, and develop our world-leading science and technology expertise. It marks an exciting next phase in the growing UK-Japan partnership.
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