PRIME MINISTER TAKAICHI SPOKE TO THE PRESS REGARDING HER SUMMIT TELEPHONE CALL WITH PRESIDENT ERDOğAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF TüRKIYE AND U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC)

TOKYO, Aug. 19 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following information:

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(Reporter)

I am Urago from Kyodo News. Madam Prime Minister, you have just held a summit telephone call with President Erdoğan of the Republic of Türkiye. What views did you exchange on the situation in the Middle East?(Prime Minister TAKAICHI)

A short while ago, from 5:30 p.m. for approximately 20 minutes, I held a summit telephone call with H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye, which plays an important role in the Middle East.At the outset, I expressed my gratitude to President Erdoğan for his message of sympathy regarding the Kumamoto Earthquake. I then stated that, towar...