Opening remarks by President António Costa at the EU-Japan summit in Tokyo
European Council / Council of the European Union
European Council
Statements and remarks
23 July 2025 10:30
Prime Minister, I would first like to thank you for the warm welcome and for hosting the 30th EU-Japan Summit. It is a great pleasure to meet you again, this time in Tokyo, after the G7 Summit in Kananaskis (Canada). Allow me also to congratulate Japan on the successful organisation of the Osaka Kansai Expo 2025.
Japan is our closest partner in the Indo-Pacific. I would like to underline the strength of the EU-Japan partnership, built on shared values and common interests. More than ever, the world needs our closer partnership. I would also like to highlight the depth of our bilateral cooperation and our close coordination in the G7 and numerous multilateral fora.
The EU-Japan partnership stands as a stable model of cooperation promoting peace, democracy, and a rules-based international order and multilateralism. Our Security and Defence Partnership is a key pillar of our relationship. This partnership is all the more valuable in an increasingly unstable and unpredictable world. We are working together to increase our prosperity through trade and innovation and to strengthen economic security and supply chain resilience.
The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement is a great success. The trade flows have increased by 20 percent since its implementation. And now our new Competitiveness Alliance will strengthen our economic ties even further.
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