Foreign Minister Hayashi, who postponed attending the G20 = 20 major foreign ministers' meeting, headed to India on the night of the 2nd to attend the quad foreign ministers' meeting, which is the framework of the four countries of Japan, the United States, Australia, and India. depart.
At the meeting, I would like to share once again the need to maintain and strengthen the international order.
Quad's foreign ministers' meeting is scheduled to be held on the 3rd in conjunction with the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in India, and in order to attend this, Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi will head to India on the evening of the 2nd after a question-and-answer session at the House of Councilors Budget Committee. and depart.
While China is stepping up its military activities in cooperation with Russia, Minister Hayashi and his colleagues are expected to exchange views on the situation in the Indo-Pacific region at the meeting and reaffirm their strong opposition to attempts to change the status quo by force.
On the other hand, Minister Hayashi decided not to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting this time due to deliberations at the House of Councilors Budget Committee, and State Minister Yamada is attending on his behalf.
The government and the ruling and opposition parties have pointed out that "Japan is the chair country of the G7 = seven major countries, and it is a blow to Japanese diplomacy."
Based on these comments, Minister Hayashi intends to share the need to maintain and strengthen the international order at the meeting once again, leading to the G7 Hiroshima Summit in May.