Japan-US-Australia-India 4 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Begins October 6th, 18:13
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The four-country foreign ministers' meeting between Japan, the United States, Australia, and India began in Tokyo, and with China in mind as it strengthens its marine expansion, the four countries unite toward the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law. It seems to confirm.
The four foreign ministers' meeting is the first ministerial-level international conference in the country since the spread of the new corona virus, attended by Foreign Minister Motegi, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of the United States, Foreign Minister Payne of Australia, and Foreign Minister Jaishankal of India. It started around 5:30 pm at the Iikura Public Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
At the beginning, Minister Motegi, who chairs the meeting, said, "In recent years, the existing international order has been challenged in various fields, and the outbreak and spread of the new coronavirus is accelerating this tendency. The Free and Open Indo-Pacific Initiative, which shares the objective of strengthening the rules-based international order and plays a major role in this, is important, with many countries participating in this vision. Is to be realized bigger. "
At the meeting, we will confirm the unity of the four countries toward the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law, etc., with China strengthening its advance into the ocean, and agree to make the meeting regular in the future. It seems to be a thing.
In addition to measures against the new coronavirus, opinions are expected to be exchanged on how to cooperate on cyber security and high-quality infrastructure development, and the four countries share values in a wide range of fields such as security and economy. We would like to strengthen the cooperative relationship between the four countries.