State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII's Attendance at the G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting (Results)

TOKYO, May 7 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: From May 5 to May 6, along with Mr. AKAZAWA Ryosei, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, attended the G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting and held meetings with a Minister attending the G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting and Secretary-General of the OECD. 1. Attendance at the G7 Trade Ministers' MeetingAt the G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting, discussions focused ...


Japan-South Africa Foreign Ministers' Meeting

TOKYO, May 5 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 5 commencing at 8:35 a.m. local time (3:35 p.m. on same day, Japan time) for 60 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, during his visit to South Africa, held a foreign ministers' meeting with Honourable Mr. Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa. 1. Introduction Minister Lamola expressed his welcome for Minister MOTEGI's visi...


Foreign Minister MOTEGI Pays a Courtesy Call on Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa

TOKYO, May 5 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 5 commencing at 10:10 a.m. local time (5:10 p.m. on same day, Japan time) for 45 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, during his visit to South Africa, paid a courtesy call on Honourable Mr. Matamela Cyril RAMAPHOSA, President of South Africa. President Ramaphosa expressed his welcome for Minister MOTEGI's visit and stated that Japan is a particularly important count...


Japan-Kenya Foreign Ministers' Meeting

TOKYO, May 3 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 3, commencing at9:00 a.m. local time (3:00 p.m. on same day, Japan time) for 1 hour and 20 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a Foreign Ministers' meeting with H.E. Dr. Musalia MUDAVADI EGH, Prime Cabinet Secretary & Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of Kenya, during his visit to Kenya. 1. Introduction Prime Cabinet Secretary Mudav...


Exchange of Notes concerning Grant Aid to Kenya "the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship"

TOKYO, May 3 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 3 (same day local time), H.E. Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and H.E. Hon. Dr. Musalia MUDAVADI, EGH, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of Kenya, signed and exchanged notes for the Grant Aid "the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship" (grant amount up to 261 million yen) in Kenya. In Kenya, it has become an urgent...


Africa Policy Speech by Foreign Minister MOTEGI "Shaping the Future of Japan-Africa Relations through a Free and Open Indo-Pacific"

TOKYO, May 3 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 3 local time (on same day, Japan time), Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, during his visit to Kenya, delivered a policy address entitled "Shaping the Future of Japan-Africa Relations through a Free and Open Indo-Pacific." At the outset, Minister MOTEGI introduced that the "free and open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)," proposed by the late Prime Minister ABE in Kenya in 2016, marks i...


Courtesy Call on H.E. Dr. Ruto, President of Kenya by Foreign Minister MOTEGI

TOKYO, May 3 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 3, commencing at5:15 p.m. local time (11:15 p.m. on same day, Japan time) for 45 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Dr. William Samoei RUTO, President of Kenya, during his visit to Kenya. 1. Introduction President Ruto welcomed Minister MOTEGI's renewed visit to Kenya and expressed his desire to further develop bilateral relations in th...


Meeting between Prime Minister TAKAICHI and H.E. Mr. Tran Thanh Man, President of the National Assembly of Viet Nam

TOKYO, May 2 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 2, commencing at 4:00 p.m. local time (6:00 p.m. Japan time) for approximately 15 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, who is visiting Viet Nam, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Tran Thanh Man, President of the National Assembly of Viet Nam, at the National Assembly Building. At the outset, President Man welcomed Prime Minister TAKAICHI's visit to Viet Nam and expressed his pleasure that...


Laying wreaths at Monument to Heroic Martyrs and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum by Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae

TOKYO, May 2 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 2, commencing at 5:20 p.m. local time (7:20 p.m. Japan time), for approximately20 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, who is visiting Viet Nam, paid her respects at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, laying wreaths at each site. (Reference) Monument to Heroes and Martyrs: Located in central Hanoi, this monument honors the heroes and martyrs who sacrificed ...


Japan-Iran Foreign Ministers' Telephone Call

TOKYO, May 2 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release: On May 2, commencing at 8:45 p.m. (May 3, 2:45 a.m. Japan time) for 20 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, during his visit to Kenya, held a telephone call, at the request of the Iranian side, with H.E. Dr. Seyyed Abbas ARAGHCHI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. At the outset, Foreign Minister Araghchi explained the current situation and the fut...