Moreover, the EU and Japan will work together and with others to achieve the
most ambitious outcomes at the COP26 on climate in November, and an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework at the COP15 on biodiversity in October.
COVID-19
The leaders reaffirmed their determination to defeat the pandemic. They recognised immunisation as a global public good and expressed their support for universal, equitable and affordable access to safe, effective and quality-assured
COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics and treatments.
Highlighting both sides substantial contributions to COVAX, they welcomed the
EU’s leading role as a supplier of vaccines around the world, including to Japan. The leaders committed to working towards the expansion of vaccine production and keeping supply chains open and called for unnecessary export and travel restrictions not to be implemented.
China expresses opposition to EU-Japan remarks on China
ANI
28 May 2021, 23:27 GMT+10
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): China has expressed its firm opposition to the remarks issued in the joint statement in the EU-Japan Summit, where the two sides slammed Beijing on several issues concerning Taiwan and the South China Sea. Such remarks undermine international peace and stability, damage mutual understanding and trust between countries in the region, harm the interests of third parties and run counter to what they claim working for a more secure, democratic and stable world , said a spokesperson of Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) on the EU-Japan statement.
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): China has expressed its firm opposition to the remarks issued in the joint statement in the EU-Japan Summit, where the two sides slammed Beijing on several issues concerning Taiwan and the South China Sea.
AJC Leadership Delegation Visits Israel to Demonstrate Solidarity
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JERUSALEM, May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ An American Jewish Committee leadership delegation is visiting Israel in a show of solidarity with the Jewish state. The four-day visit comes soon after a cease-fire ended the latest round of fighting, initiated by Hamas, the terrorist organization ruling Gaza that fired more than 4600 rockets into Israel over 11 days.
The AJC delegation met with Israeli Foreign Minister Gaby Ashkenazi. U.S.-Israel relations four months after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the challenge posed by Iran s nuclear and regional activities, and prospects for the peace process were the focus of the conversation.