Det udtrykte også tilfredshed med den politiske dialog, der har betydet et spring fremad siden vedtagelsen af fælleserklæringen og fortsættelse af bestræbelserne for at styrke forbindelserne mellem Fællesskabet og Japan.
It expressed satisfaction with the state of pol­itical dialogue, which had improved since the adoption of the Joint Declaration and stated that it would continue efforts to fur­ther relations between the Community and Japan.