Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We interpret our agreement with the IMF - our participation in the IMF's system of cooperation - as a borrowing agreement. The IMF sees it as an economic policy agreement. This is not in our interest.
I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.
The IMF is set up to deal with liquidity crises.
I will aim to restore the Japan-U.S. alliance and Japan's strong diplomatic capabilities. Japan can't pursue a strong foreign policy without strengthening its alliance with the United States.
We do have some assistance from the World Bank but not from the IMF. We are not borrowing yet, but we are considering, in the future, borrowing from the Kuwait Fund to support our infrastructure development.
I think the IMF helped to detonate the Indonesian crisis.
By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to the IMF.
Korea's early repayment of the full amount of loans from the IMF is a major milestone.
For decades, Japan has been a friend and reliable trading partner with the United States, and I anticipate that relationship will prosper.
The pact we have with Japan is interesting. Because if somebody attacks us, Japan does not have to help. If somebody attacks Japan, we have to help Japan.
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