Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Meeting Confirms Close Cooperation on East China Sea Issues, etc. October 2, 8:32

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Foreign Minister Motegi met with Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in France, and agreed to strengthen relations in a wide range of fields, including the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific. I confirmed that we will work closely together.

Foreign Minister Motegi, who is visiting France, had a meeting with Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian for about three hours from the early morning of the 2nd of Japan time.



In this, Minister Motegi called for further strengthening relations in a wide range of fields, including the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law, as Japan and France are special partners who share basic values. I did.



In response, Foreign Minister Le Drian also responded that he would like to promote cooperation between the two countries in the Indo-Pacific region, and both foreign ministers confirmed that they would continue to work closely on issues such as the East China Sea and South China Sea, where China is strengthening its expansion. did.



In addition, while promoting bilateral cooperation on measures against the new coronavirus, both countries are members of the G7 and seven major countries toward the recovery of the world economy and the formation of a new international order in anticipation of the "post-corona" era. We agreed that we would play an important role as a company.



In addition, the two Foreign Ministers agreed to further promote cooperation in the security field, such as joint training between the Self-Defense Forces and the French Army, and to work closely on the situation in North Korea.