Foreign Minister Hayashi held talks with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, who is visiting Japan. We agreed that it was.
The meeting between Foreign Minister Hayashi and Secretary-General Stoltenberg was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the afternoon of the 1st for approximately 25 minutes.
In this, Minister Hayashi said that based on the fact that Japan is the chair country of the G7 = seven major countries and a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council this year, "We will cooperate with NATO, which shares basic values. I want to go,' he said.
In response, Secretary-General Stoltenberg said, "We would like to continue to promote cooperation in various fields."
They shared the view that it is important for like-minded countries that share common values to unite and continue to impose sanctions on Russia and support for Ukraine, and they also agreed to work closely together on the situation in the Indo-Pacific region. confirmed.