- ARAB NEWS
- 01 May 2025
Since 1975
BRUSSELS: European Council President Charles Michel’s planned visit to Japan for talks with Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio on Monday was postponed soon after the European Union’s announcement of the visit on Friday.
Michel’s meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, slated for Wednesday, was also put off.
His tour to Japan and South Korea “must be postponed” with a member of his cabinet testing positive for the novel coronavirus, Michel’s spokesman tweeted.
Michel hoped to reaffirm Japan-EU cooperation on climate change measures and discuss with Kishida the EU’s Indo-Pacific strategy to pit against China as well as issues associated with Taiwan during his first visit to Japan as European Council chief.
JIJI Press
