The leaders of Japan and France have agreed on the importance of including Russia in dialogue to resolve global issues, including the situation in Syria.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Emmanuel Macron held talks on Friday on the sidelines of the Group of 7 summit in Italy.

Abe expressed support for Macron’s efforts to work toward a united Europe. He acknowledged the former economy minister’s experience in promoting deregulation and technological innovation.

Macron said Japan and France share the same values — liberty and democracy — and also have much in common in terms of history, culture, the economy and industry.

The leaders agreed to increase pressure on North Korea, which has been test-firing ballistic missiles in defiance of UN resolutions.

Prior to the meeting, Abe held talks with European Council President Donald Tusk.

They noted that Japan and the European Union are about to reach broad consensus on an economic partnership agreement.

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday vowed France’s total support for Britain’s fight against terrorism after the Manchester attack as he met Prime Minister Theresa May at the G7 summit.

“We will be here to cooperate and do everything we can in order to increase this cooperation at the European level, in order to do more from a bilateral point of view against terrorism,” Macron told her, in their first formal meeting since he took office.

The bombing of a pop concert in Manchester on Monday night, which left 22 people dead, came a year and a half after another assault claimed by the Islamic State group at a rock show at the Bataclan in Paris.

Speaking to May in English, Macron said: “We know this kind of attack, we know how this can hurt the people of your country, but more generally for Europe, because they attack our young.”

Abe wants to send a strong message with other G7 leaders that they will work together to deal with terrorism and address the issue of North Korea, which has launched several ballistic missiles in defiance of UN resolutions.

At his meeting with Trump, Abe is expected to stress the need for all countries to implement the UN resolutions calling for sanctions against North Korea to stop its nuclear and missile development.

Abe is also likely to stress the importance of free and fair trade in response to Trump’s support for protectionist policies.