Foreign Minister Hayashi held talks with Malaysian Foreign Minister Confirmed response in coordination with international situation

Foreign Minister Hayashi, who is visiting Malaysia, held talks with Foreign Minister Saifuddin and conveyed his intention to strongly oppose attempts to unilaterally change the status quo in the East China Sea and the South China Sea by force, with China in mind. We confirmed that we will continue to work together to deal with the situation.

The meeting was held on the afternoon of the 9th, Japan time, for an hour and a half.

At the meeting, Minister Hayashi expressed his strong opposition to attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, bearing in mind China's increasingly hegemonic movements. He explained the importance of maintaining and strengthening order and responding to economic pressure.

In addition, he expressed his desire to promote cooperation toward the realization of a "free and open Indo-Pacific."

He also conveyed the idea that Russia's aggression against Ukraine is an act that violates international law and should never be recognized, and the two foreign ministers confirmed that they will continue to work together to respond.

Furthermore, they shared the view that they will work together to respond to North Korea, which has repeatedly launched ballistic missiles since the end of last month, including in the early hours of the 9th.

In addition, we confirmed that we will strengthen the functions of the United Nations, including the reform of the Security Council, and strengthen cooperation on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.

Afterwards, Minister Hayashi said in a joint press release, ``Now that we are overcoming the corona disaster, we will revitalize bilateral relations with face-to-face, including people-to-people exchanges, and further develop relations with Malaysia.'' said.

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