Portugal to support Japanese candidate to ICJ

Portuguese and Japanese foreign ministers met in Lisbon on Wednesday to discuss further partnerships between the two countries, including Portugal supporting the Japanese candidate running for the International Court of Justice.

This is the first trip abroad for minister Toshimitsu Motegi since taking office.

The last visit of a Japanese foreign affairs minister to the Portuguese capital was 18 years ago, in 2002, according to his Portuguese counterpart Augusto Santos Silva.

On the agenda for the anticipated meeting were bilateral issues, namely the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the countries as well as strengthening economic and cultural ties.

International cooperation and the upcoming EU Presidency that will be hosted by Portugal from January 1st 2021 were also discussed.

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