Japan’s Hayashi meets with 5 more foreign ministers
February 12, 2021
LIVERPOOL, England (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Saturday met with his counterparts of five more countries individually on the sidelines of the ongoing Group of Seven meeting in Liverpool, England.
At his meeting with Annalena Baerbock of Germany, Hayashi offered his congratulations on the launch of new Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s administration.
The two foreign ministers confirmed their countries’ cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region in security and other fields.
Hayashi met with Jean-Yves Le Drian of France and agreed to work together to make the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris a success.
Le Drian expressed a wish to strengthen his country’s collaboration with Japan through a ministerial meeting on the Indo-Pacific region that France plans to hold in February 2022 as the holder of the European Union’s rotating presidency.
Hayashi held talks with Luigi Di Maio of Italy, Marise Payne of Australia and Melanie Joly of Canada. They agreed on cooperation to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
The sessions followed Hayashi’s meetings with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss also on Saturday.
At the two-day meeting of the G-7 foreign ministers from Saturday, participants confirmed their readiness to take strong action to prevent Russia from invading Ukraine, according to the British government.
"Politics" POPULAR ARTICLE
-
Japan Ministry Concerned Over Same-Sex Couple Receiving City-Issued Resident Certificates Referring to ‘Common-Law Husband’
-
Japan Govt Predicts China’s Forces Could Land on Taiwan Within 1 Week of Enforcing Blockade; Drills Conducted in 2023 Analyzed
-
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike Wins Third Straight Term; Voters Respond to Achievements in Child Care, Education
-
Incumbent Tokyo Governor Leads as Election Day Approaches; 20% of Survey Respondents Still Undecided
-
Japan, U.S. to Compile Joint Document on Extended Deterrence; Foreign, Defense Ministers to Hold Talks
JN ACCESS RANKING
- Prices of over 10,000 Food and Beverage Items to Rise This Year; Figure is down from over 30,000 Last Year
- Sony Group to End Production of Blu-ray Discs; Market Has Shrunk Due To Growth Of Hard Disk Drives, Streaming
- Japan Ministry Concerned Over Same-Sex Couple Receiving City-Issued Resident Certificates Referring to ‘Common-Law Husband’
- Japan Court OKs Sex Change without Surgery
- Pacific Islands Leaders Not Totally in Tune on China Approach as Meeting Ends in Tokyo; Positions Differ on Treated Water, Joint Drills