The Democratic Progressive Party and the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan held a "Diplomacy.Defense 2+2" meeting on the 21st. This is the first physical meeting; the Liberal Democratic Party's Foreign Affairs Chairman Horii Iwa (second from the right), Senator, and National Defense Chairman Konosuke Kuniba Members (first from right) talking with DPP legislators Luo Zhizheng (second from left) and Guo Guowen (first from left).

(Photo by reporter Liao Zhenhui)

[Reporter Chen Yun/Taipei Report] Senator Horii Iwa, Chairman of Foreign Affairs of the Liberal Democratic Party, and Representative Konosuke Kuniba, Chairman of the National Defense, went to the Central Party Headquarters of the Democratic Progressive Party to talk with Luo Zhizheng and Guo Guowen, legislators of the Democratic Progressive Party. 2 +2 The first physical dialogue of "Taiwan-Japan Diplomacy and Defense Policy".

After the political meeting, Luo Zhi said that the Japanese side came prepared, and the two sides also discussed specific and substantive cooperation, and agreed to hold talks in Japan next time, hoping to establish a normalized system.

Luo Zhizheng said that the talks between Taiwan and Japan on diplomacy, defense and other aspects today involve a wide range of aspects. The Japanese side is well prepared and the content is also very specific. It is obvious that they take this dialogue very seriously. Both have listed directions for possible future cooperative efforts.

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He said that Taiwan and Japan agreed to hold the 2+2 dialogue next time in Japan, and respect the Japanese arrangement for the specific time. He hoped that this would become an institutionalized and regular exchange, and that exchanges between the ruling parties of the two countries, especially on security, would be important. There's been a lot of concrete progress.

Luo Zhizheng said that during the meeting, there were some specific discussions on the orientation of bilateral cooperation, the concept and practice of policy actions, and how to cooperate in the international arena. Since many of them still need to be communicated with the administrative department, the content cannot be disclosed to the public. The Japanese side also stated that The content and significance of the three national defense documents revised last year specifically mentioned that this is a large-scale explanation of the Taiwan issue in history, and the meeting also touched on CPTPP.

Guo Guowen said that the two members of Congress are the chairman of foreign affairs and the chairman of the Ministry of National Defense, and they have a certain influence in the formation of policy recommendations. The two sides exchanged views on military diplomacy and other levels during the meeting. It is hoped that specific possibilities will be formed in the future. Sexuality, this is the most important meaning and expected goal of today's talks. The specific proposals we put forward will also have substantive discussions within them, and we look forward to further concrete results.

The Democratic Progressive Party and the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan held a "Diplomacy.Defense 2+2" meeting on the 21st. This is the first physical meeting; the Liberal Democratic Party's Foreign Affairs Chairman Horii Iwa (second from the right), Senator, and National Defense Chairman Konosuke Kuniba (First from right) Congressman, having a conversation with DPP legislators Luo Zhizheng (second from left) and Guo Guowen (first from left). Have fun.

(Photo by reporter Liao Zhenhui)