COURTESY CALL ON PRIME MINISTER ISHIBA SHIGERU AND PRESENTATION OF THE JOINT RECOMMENDATION BY THE JAPAN-EU BUSINESS ROUND TABLE (BRT) CO-CHAIRS

TOKYO, July 23 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:

On July 23, for approximately 15 minutes from 11:00 a.m., Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru received a courtesy call from the Japan-EU Business Round Table (BRT) Co-Chair Mr. ENDO Nobuhiro (Executive Advisor for NEC Corporation), and acting Co-Chair Mr. Jeremy GROSSAS (Representative Director, President of Merck Biopharma Co., Ltd.). The summary of the meeting is as follows:

At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Endo handed Prime Minister Ishiba the Joint Recommendation to the Government of Japan and the European Commission, which was adopted at the 26th BRT Annual Meeting this February. Mr. Endo explained that, at the Annual Meeting, it was confirmed tha...