In response to the illegal operation of Chinese fishing boats in the waters surrounding the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, Foreign Minister Hayashi will invite administrative officials from Latin American countries to Japan by March this year to provide training on countermeasures. clarified the policy.
On the morning of the 11th, Japan time, Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi, who has been visiting four countries in Central and South America, responded to an interview with a group of reporters in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, the last destination of his visit.
In this, Minister Hayashi said that illegal fishing by Chinese fishing boats in the waters surrounding the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador has become a problem, saying, "It is a threat to the free and open international order based on the rule of law, It is also a big challenge for Latin American countries," he said.
On top of that, by March this year, we will invite government officials involved in coast guard and fisheries in Latin American countries to Japan and clarify their policy to conduct training on countermeasures.
In addition, in order to strengthen relations with the approximately 2.3 million Nikkei people living in Latin America, mainly in Brazil, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will newly establish the Office for the Promotion of Liaison with Nikkei Communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, and will support cultural exchange projects. showed an idea.