Foreign Minister Hayashi will leave Japan on the 22nd to attend a UN meeting to be held on the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Through this series of events, I would like to highlight the importance of maintaining and strengthening the international order based on the rule of law, and hope that this will lead to the Hiroshima Summit in May.
Foreign Minister Hayashi will depart Japan on the evening of the 22nd for a four-day visit to New York, the United States, where the United Nations Headquarters is located.
Among the series of schedules, the emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly, which began on the 23rd of Japan time, touched on the resolution calling for peace submitted by Ukraine and co-sponsored by Japan and other countries, and called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops. We are calling for the approval of each country for the content we have included.
In addition, at the Security Council ministerial-level debate to be held on the 25th (Japan time), the dysfunction of the Security Council was pointed out. It is a policy to sue.
As Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, which is the chair country of the G7 = seven major countries and a non-permanent member of the Security Council, I would like to show my presence in dealing with the situation in Ukraine and lead it to the Hiroshima Summit in May. is.