Japanese FM to meet US Secretary of State in London

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will hold talks with his US counterpart Antony Blinken on May 3 in London, Report informs, citing Kyodo News.

According to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, issues linked to China, North Korea, and Myanmar are expected to be high on the agenda.

Their talks, the first since March when Blinken visited Japan, will be held before a three-day meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized countries.

Based on the first meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US President Joe Biden in April, the two foreign policy chiefs are expected to discuss practical aspects of how best to strengthen the bilateral alliance, officials said.