Takaichi and Macron Hold Summit Telephone Call: Security, Space and SI Cooperation Advance as Japan Raises Serious Concern Over EU Industrial Act
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on November 5 that Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae held a summit telephone meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron that day, beginning at 5:35 p.m. and lasting approximately 30 minutes.
At the outset, Prime Minister Takaichi welcomed the progress made in advancing concrete cooperation between Japan and France in areas such as security and defense, super intelligence (SI), space, and economic security. President Macron responded that he would like to further strengthen close cooperation between Japan and France in various fields.
Prime Minister Takaichi also conveyed Japan's serious concerns about the European Union's Industrial Accelerator Act and requested that appropriate actions be taken from the French side. The two leaders concurred to continue close consultations, including between Japan and France, on this issue.
Regarding the situation in the Middle East, the two leaders confirmed the vital importance of an early de-escalation and stabilization of the situation, and concurred that they would cooperate toward the stability of the Middle East region as a whole.
The two leaders also exchanged views on energy security and concurred to communicate closely on global energy security and market stability.
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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Photo: 图：日本首相高市早苗（左）与法国总统马克龙共同参访航天企业Astroscale时交谈（资料图，2026年4月）。日本内阁官房摄，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) talking with French President Emmanuel Macron during their visit to space company Astroscale (file photo, April 2026). Photo by the Cabinet Secretariat of Japan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
