Japan PM Ishiba to Meet Brazil Pres. Lula to Agree on Mutual Visits

   Tokyo, March 26 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will meet Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Tokyo on Wednesday to agree on future mutual visits by the two countries' leaders and confirm their cooperation on promoting decarbonization and expanding investments.
   Lula, visiting Japan as a state guest, and Ishiba will draw up an action plan for the next five years that covers the outcome of their meeting. They will hold a joint press conference later Wednesday.
   The mutual visits to each other's countries will take place once every two years. Tokyo hopes these will help further boost collaboration with Brazil, a leader of Global South emerging countries. Additionally, the two countries will establish a new strategic dialogue between their foreign ministers for discussions mainly on security cooperation.
   Ishiba and Lula will also talk about strengthening ties between Japan and the Southern Common Market, or Mercosur, a South American trade bloc of which Brazil is a member.
   The two leaders will discuss measures to combat global warming, agreeing on support for protecting the Amazon rainforest. They will confirm their cooperation for the success of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP30, this November, which Brazil will chair.

(2025/03/26-18:36)

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