Private Secretary
No 10 Downing Street
CONFIDENTIAL
TOKYO SUMMIT: PRIME MINISTER'S BILATERAL WITH MR MIYAZAWA
The Prime Minister will have a bilateral in the margins of
the Tokyo Summit with Japanese Prime Minister Miyazawa. The Japanese have suggested the following subjects for
discussion.
UK/Japan Bilateral Relations
(i)
Political Dialogue
(ii)
Mr Major's Visit to Japan
(iii)
Economic Relations (including market access issues)
Cooperation on the Tokyo Summit
(i)
Economy and Trade
(ii) Response to Russia
Political Questions
(i)
(ii)
Strengthening of the Functions of the UN
Hong Kong
Japanese Internal Political
The Prime Minister may first welcome an update on the
Japanese domestic political situation. The Japanese
Government lost a vote of no-confidence on 18 June,
following their decision to drop attempts to pass
legislation on political reform in the current session of the Diet. The opposition parties were joined in the vote by
39 LDP rebels. The rebels have now left the LDP and formed
two new political parties.
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