Hon. Takeo Kawamura, Chairperson, Federation of Diet Members for the ILC
and Liaison Committee for Realizing the ILC, Liberal Democratic Party, giving a talk at the general meeting held on 7 December.
The political groups released a joint message in response to the final report of the Science Council of Japan (SCJ), reaffirming their commitment to push forward the ILC in Japan and to persuade the Japanese government to make a positive decision by March next year.
We wish to express our sincere gratitude for the intensive discussions conducted at the Science Council of Japan. It is extremely important that the scientific merits of the ILC and the significance of Japan contributing to international collaborative research have been recognized.
The ILC has a far-reaching impact on a wide range of national policies, such as science and technology innovation, diplomacy and national security, industrial development and growth, and regional revitalization and post-disaster reconstruction. We believe that it is our political mission to push forward the ILC project as a national priority.
Japan has been and will remain a science and technology-oriented nation. We will continue to seek public understanding for the ILC project and will work to address the issues raised by the Science Council of Japan.
The Federation of Diet Members for the ILC and the Liaison Committee for Realizing the ILC will be working at full strength to ensure that the Japanese government reaches a positive decision to realize the ILC project in Japan.
Takeo KAWAMURA
Chairperson, Federation of Diet Members for the ILC
Chairperson, Liaison Committee for Realizing the ILC, Liberal Democratic Party*
*In September 2018, the Liberal Democratic Party, created a new organization, called the Liaison Committee for Realizing the ILC. The Liaison Committee brings together various strategic groups involved in making important policies, such as science technology and innovation, regional revitalization, reconstruction from natural disasters, and national resilience.
** This is an unofficial translation by KEK from the original Japanese
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