Foreign Minister Hayashi met with Indonesia's Foreign Minister Lutono, who chairs the G20 = 20 major countries, over the telephone over Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, and agreed that it would shake the foundation of the international order. We have confirmed that we will work closely together in response.
At the meeting, the two foreign ministers strongly condemned Russia's military invasion with the expression "aggression," and agreed that the unilateral attempt to change the status quo by force would shake the foundation of the international order.
And we confirmed that we will work closely together in the future.
In addition, we have discussed concrete cooperation in infrastructure development and maritime security toward the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific, and will continue to cooperate on issues related to regional conditions such as the South China Sea and North Korea. I agreed that.
Meanwhile, at the meeting, opinions were also exchanged on the situation in Myanmar, and Minister Hayashi expressed his intention to fully support the efforts of the ASEAN-Association of Southeast Asian Nations to resolve the situation.