On the occasion of the 15th G7 Speaker&rsquo;s Meeting in Rome, Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Tadamori OSHIMA, Japanese Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan. Roundtable and opening statement&nbsp;(sound problems).

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15th G7 Speaker’s Meeting in Rome: Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Tadamori OSHIMA, Japanese Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan and extracts from the opening statement

Exterior shots of the Palazzo Montecitorio (2 shots)

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Tadamori OSHIMA, Japanese Speaker - roundtable (3 shots)

Arrival of Laura Boldrini, Chair of the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Cutaways of Laura BOLDRINI, Chair of the Italian Chamber of Deputies

SOUNDBITE (Italian), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Saying that he thinks that the attacks by terrorist in the South region of Irak will continue to influence the whole world and even to a larger extend Europe. It is a situation that represents enormous difficulties and challenges and the answer to this can only be by finding a common answer together. Peace, terrorism and climate change are the three enormous challenges and also the topic of employment, it is therefore indispensable that we strengthen our copperation in these three areas.

SOUNDBITE (Italian), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Saying that we need to find a way to collaborate at a world wide level when it comes to tackle and structure migration, because we see that there is a fluxus to America, to Europe and to all different parts in the world. Saying that Parliaments in general play a key role in delivering the framework to act, there is a high sensibility for the most urgent topics. Saying that he thinks that legislative work, such as the European Parliament does on cybersecurity can make the difference. Saying that we need to focus more on what is happening on the internet, which needs to be monitored when it comes to the recruitment of terrorists, without undermining the citizen's freedom.

SOUNDBITE (Italian), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Saying that Parliaments are the symbol of freedom and democracy, so cooperation amongst Parliaments must reinforce and protects the citizen's rights.