Overview
- Leaders signed agreements to strengthen critical-minerals supply chains and economic security, citing export restrictions—including China’s 2025 curbs and new limits on dual‑use exports to Japan—as key risks.
- They reaffirmed defense collaboration with a focus on the Global Combat Air Programme alongside the United Kingdom to develop a sixth‑generation fighter.
- A joint statement voiced concern over coercive trade practices and pledged support for open markets and undistorted value chains.
- Meloni plans meetings with major Japanese companies in Tokyo to pursue industrial partnerships and increased investment in Italy.
- The two highlighted aligned approaches on migration and development, referencing Italy’s Mattei Plan and Japan’s TICAD, and displayed notable personal rapport during the visit.