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

On August 21, commencing at 2:50 p.m. for approximately 15 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, held a summit meeting with H. E. Mrs. Judith SUMINWA Tuluka, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who is visiting Japan to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9). The overview of the meeting is as follows: 1. At the outset, Prime Minister ISHIBA welcomed Prime Minister Suminwa's visit to Japan following the National Day of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in July this year, and stated his desire to develop the mutually beneficial relations between the two countries based on thier long-sta...