Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told French President Emmanuel Macron Monday he looks forward to working together to realize a "free and open Indo-Pacific," with the two agreeing during their first talks to continue bolstering security ties.During the roughly 40-minute phone talks, the leaders welcomed recent cooperation between their countries, including France's Jeanne d'Arc training fleet visiting Japan for joint exercises in May, according to Japan's Foreign Ministry.Kishida called France a "special partner" of Japan and praised its leadership in the European Union, drawing up a s…READ FULL ARTICLE
