German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is visiting Japan, met with Foreign Minister Hayashi and expressed his condolences for the death of former Prime Minister Abe after being shot.
G7 = Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, the chair of the seven major countries, visited Japan for the first time and met with Foreign Minister Hayashi in Tokyo on the 11th.
At the beginning, Minister Hayashi accused former Prime Minister Abe of being shot dead and accusing him of being "sneaky and barbaric," and said that the House of Councilors election was held as planned even in the event of an incident. ..
In response, Foreign Minister Bearbock said, "I would like to express my deepest condolences. The German government and society are with the Japanese people and the family of former Prime Minister Abe."
In addition, at the meeting, we will continue to work closely on the situation in Ukraine, and with China and other countries in mind, we will proceed with intergovernmental talks to deepen cooperation in the security field between Japan and Germany in the Indo-Pacific region. confirmed.
At a press conference after the meeting, Minister Hayashi mentioned that Japan will hold the G7 Summit in Hiroshima next year as the presidency, "I want to show the world the strong commitment of the G7 to'never cause the devastation of nuclear weapons'from the land of Hiroshima." We will continue to work closely with this year's Presidency, Germany. "