TOKYO, Aug. 21 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight:

On August 21, commencing at 5:30 p.m. for approximately 15 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, received a courtesy call from H.E. Ms. Mariam CHABI TALATA, Vice President of the Republic of Benin, who is visiting Japan to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), in Yokohama. The overview of the meeting is as follows: 1. At the outset, Prime Minister Isihba expressed his desire to further strengthen bilateral relations with Benin, which continues to achieve high growth through strengthened governance, economic diversification, and sound macroeconomic management. In response, Vice President CHAB...