Foreign Minister Mogi will start a visit to four Central American and Caribbean countries, and in Guatemala, the first country to visit, will provide approximately 300 million yen in grant aid to recover from the damage caused by the hurricane that occurred last year. I told you the policy.
Following the visit to five Central American countries in January, Foreign Minister Mogi will visit Guatemala, Panama, Cuba, and Jamaica for a week until the 21st of this month, and will be the foreign ministers of other Central American and Caribbean countries. I will also meet with you.
Of these, in Guatemala, the first country to visit as Japan's Foreign Minister for the first time in 34 years, on the early morning of the 17th of Japan time, we had a meeting with Foreign Minister Brolo for about an hour to strengthen measures against the new coronavirus and strengthen economic cooperation. We exchanged opinions on the regional situation in East Asia.
Minister Mogi then announced his intention to provide grant aid of approximately 300 million yen for the restoration of Guatemala, which was severely damaged by the two hurricanes that occurred last year, and the two foreign ministers signed an exchange letter after the meeting. did.
In a subsequent press release, Minister Mogi said, "Guatemala is a traditional friendship that shares basic values such as freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Based on the outcome of the talks, we will further strengthen our relationship with Guatemala. I want to do it. "