Foreign Minister Hayashi, who is visiting Poland, exchanged opinions with officials of international organizations that continue to support refugees near the border with Ukraine, and expressed his intention to utilize it for future refugee support based on the actual situation at the site. I did.

Foreign Minister Hayashi, who is visiting Poland as a special envoy of Prime Minister Kishida, arrived at Rzeszow near the border with Ukraine around 10 pm on the 3rd of Japan time.



He then exchanged views with officials from international organizations such as UNHCR = United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which continues to support refugees.



Minister Hayashi said, "We would like to support as much as possible as a country that shares values ​​such as freedom and democracy."



After this, Minister Hayashi told reporters, "It was a very meaningful opportunity to confirm some future issues. Based on the situation of the site where we checked with our own eyes and heard the story, the refugees of the Japanese government in the future I would like to make use of it in our support efforts. "



Minister Hayashi will meet with Polish Foreign Minister Lau and other government officials on the 4th to discuss the latest situation in Ukraine and support for refugees.



The government has decided that the desired refugees will be put on a government aircraft when the minister returns to Japan, and about 20 people have hoped so far, so we are continuing to make adjustments.