{"id":5379,"date":"2020-09-23T12:32:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T11:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=5379"},"modified":"2020-09-23T12:32:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T11:32:40","slug":"prime-minister-and-prime-minister-suga-welcome-the-recent-agreement-on-uk-japan-free-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=5379","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister and Prime Minister Suga welcome recent agreement on UK-Japan free trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BORIS-JOHNSON-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BORIS-JOHNSON-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BORIS-JOHNSON-768x973.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BORIS-JOHNSON-808x1024.jpg 808w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BORIS-JOHNSON-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BORIS-JOHNSON-400x507.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/>A Downing Street spokesperson has told GPSJ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Prime Minister spoke to Yoshihide Suga this morning to congratulate him on his recent appointment as Prime Minister of Japan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe leaders discussed the importance of the UK-Japan relationship across economic cooperation, security and defence. They resolved to work together closely to tackle shared challenges such as coronavirus, climate change and issues in the Indo-Pacific region, including through the UK\u2019s Presidency of both the G7 and COP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Prime Minister and Prime Minister Suga welcomed the recent agreement on UK-Japan free trade, the UK\u2019s first major trade deal outside the EU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey looked forward to meeting in person as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Downing Street spokesperson has told GPSJ:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Prime Minister spoke to Yoshihide Suga this morning to congratulate him on his recent appointment as Prime Minister of Japan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe leaders discussed the importance of the UK-Japan relationship across economic cooperation, security and defence. 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