May 23, 2016 Declaration of Japan’s Initiative to Expand Export of High-quality Infrastructure in Preparation for G7 Ise-Shima Summit

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Prime attended the 24th meeting of the Management Council for Infrastructure Strategy today (May 23), where he announced an initiative to expand the export of high-quality infrastructure as a means of calling for other G7 leaders to undertake active projects for the construction of high-quality infrastructure at the G7 Ise-Shima Summit.

The Prime Minister said that the promotion of the export of Japan’s high quality infrastructure to meet expanding global infrastructure needs is crucial to Japan’s economic growth, and helps to construct win-win relationships that contribute to the economic development of partner countries. He also said that the initiative would be organized with the aim of providing approximately 200 billion dollars in funding over the next five years for infrastructure projects.