EU-Japan to upgrade security ties in Asia: summit statement draft

Establishing minister-level meetings and joint naval drills will be on agenda

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida when he visits Brussels next week. (Source photos by pool photo and Mayumi Tsumita)

TAKASHI TSUJI, Nikkei staff writer

July 4, 2023 20:13 JST

BRUSSELS -- The European Union and Japan will launch a new framework of security cooperation and jointly tackle maritime and cyber security issues in East Asia, Nikkei has learned, according to a draft of the joint summit statement, which will be finalized next week.