The First Meeting of the Japan-Netherlands Economic Security Consultations

On November 9, the first meeting of the Japan-Netherlands Economic Security Consultations was held in Tokyo.

1. On the Japanese side, Mr. MATANO Motosada, Director-General of the Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. NARITA Tatsuji, Director-General of the Trade and Economic Security Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, co-chaired the meeting and representatives from the National Security Secretariat also participated. On the Netherlands side, the meeting was co-chaired by Ms. Yvette VAN EECHOUD, Deputy Director-General for Trade and Economic Security (Deputy Vice-Minister), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ms. Imane ELFILALI, Head of the Economic Security and Resilience Directorate, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.
2. The two sides exchanged views on the economic security policies of both countries, the economic security developments in East Asia and Europe, Japan-Netherlands bilateral cooperation, and the protection of critical and emerging technologies. They also concurred to continue strengthening cooperation between the two countries, including through the sharing of expertise in the field of economic security.
3. Both sides emphasized the importance of deepening the cooperation with trusted partners, including in technology, industry, and international trade policies as well as resilient supply chains. Views were exchanged on the EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) and the Japanese side conveyed Japan's strong concerns regarding the Act.
4. The two sides concurred to continue to deepen bilateral economic security cooperation, including through regularly conducting further rounds of the Consultations.