Recalling the deepening of Japan-EU relations since the 1991 Joint Declaration and the profound transformation taking place worldwide in recent years, the leaders shared the view that Japan and the EU, global partners sharing common values, should lift their relations onto a higher, more strategic plane, and make them more enduring.
Kuigi Jaapani ja ELi suhted on pärast 1991. aasta ühisavaldust süvenenud, olid juhid ühte meelt, et Jaapan ja EL, kes on ühiseid väärtusi jagavad rahvusvahelised partnerid, peaksid viima oma suhted uuele strateegilisemale tasemele ja tugevdama neid.