Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
Prime Minister Abe Attends the President of the United States’ Working Dinner Event
April 1, 2016
Photo: Cabinet Public Relations Office
1 On March 31 (local time), Mr. Shinzo Abe, who is currently visiting Washington D.C. (United States), attended a working dinner hosted by Mr. Barack Obama, President of the United States of America. Leaders exchanged their opinions on the theme, ''Evaluating the Threat to Nuclear Security'' at the dinner.
2 Participating countries emphasized that nuclear terrorism remains a threat to global security and expressed the need for efforts by the international community to strengthen nuclear security and thereby prevent the threat of nuclear terrorism from becoming a reality, particularly in light of recent global terrorism situations with frequent terrorism incidents.
3 Prime Minister Abe touched on recent terrorism incidents, including the terror attacks in Brussels, and called for solidarity by countries around the world and a resolute battle against terrorism. He also commented that North Korea's nuclear test and ballistic missile launches and repeated provocative language and actions cannot be overlooked and that Japan intends to cooperate with the international community in strictly implementing the recently adopted Security Council resolution and Japan's own sanctions. He explained that Japan takes domestic initiatives to strengthen information security to address the new threat of cyber attacks and to enact a law that prohibits drones from being flown in the airspace over nuclear power plants and that it is essential to enhance cooperation with other countries and international organizations to achieve robust efforts for nuclear security.
2 Participating countries emphasized that nuclear terrorism remains a threat to global security and expressed the need for efforts by the international community to strengthen nuclear security and thereby prevent the threat of nuclear terrorism from becoming a reality, particularly in light of recent global terrorism situations with frequent terrorism incidents.
3 Prime Minister Abe touched on recent terrorism incidents, including the terror attacks in Brussels, and called for solidarity by countries around the world and a resolute battle against terrorism. He also commented that North Korea's nuclear test and ballistic missile launches and repeated provocative language and actions cannot be overlooked and that Japan intends to cooperate with the international community in strictly implementing the recently adopted Security Council resolution and Japan's own sanctions. He explained that Japan takes domestic initiatives to strengthen information security to address the new threat of cyber attacks and to enact a law that prohibits drones from being flown in the airspace over nuclear power plants and that it is essential to enhance cooperation with other countries and international organizations to achieve robust efforts for nuclear security.