(21 Apr 2025)
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Tokyo, Japan – 21 April 2025
1. Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Shigeru Ishiba, Japanese Prime Minister:
“As the security of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions becomes increasingly inseparable, the close cooperation between our two countries is more important than ever.”
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dick Schoof, Dutch Prime Minister:
“Our talks today showed once more that we are on the same wavelength in many areas, security and defense, the economy and innovation and culture. The action plan we have agreed today is designed to deepen our partnership in all these areas. For example, we have agreed to continue to work together to safeguard international peace and security, especially now that they can no longer be taken for granted. This means joining forces for stability and free passage in the Indo-Pacific. The Netherlands contributes to these goals by sending a naval vessel to the region every two years.”
4. Schoof and Ishiba cutaway
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dick Schoof, Dutch Prime Minister:
“In this turbulent world, we must avoid becoming too dependent on any other supplier. The best way to keep our supply chain stable is by diversifying our opportunities as broadly as possible around the world.”
6. Ishiba and Schoof leave
STORYLINE:
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof on Monday said the Netherlands and Japan had agreed to deepen cooperation in security.
He was speaking after talks with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo.
“This means joining forces for stability and free passage in the Indo-Pacific,” Schoof told reporters at a joint news conference with his host.
He also thanked Ishiba for Japan’s contributions to Ukraine, especially with respect to recovery and reconstruction and sanctions against Russia.
The Netherlands will be hosting 2025 NATO summit in The Hague in June.
The two leaders also discussed the state of the global economy and the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes.
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