Meeting Overview and Participants On September 11, 2025, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto held a meeting with Mr. Carlos Cuerpo, Spain's Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise, confirming continued cooperation to strengthen economic relations between both countries. The meeting featured comprehensive discussions on the current state of bilateral economic cooperation and future expansion of collaborative efforts.
Cooperation Areas and Economic Security The ministers discussed bilateral economic cooperation focusing on key areas including renewable energy, hydrogen, and startups. They particularly emphasized strengthened cooperation in economic security, including supply chain resilience, confirming that both countries will deepen their strategic partnership in this field.
Future Policies and Continued Collaboration Both parties agreed to continue sustained cooperation for further deepening of bilateral economic relations. They confirmed a direction to further strengthen Japan-Spain economic cooperation through expanded collaboration in clean technology fields such as renewable energy and hydrogen, startup ecosystem cooperation, and strategic partnership in economic security.