During his visit to Panama, Foreign Minister Kamikawa announced the ``Latin America Diplomacy Initiative,'' a diplomatic guideline for strengthening cooperation with Latin American countries, and expressed his intention to deepen cooperation in areas such as maritime policy and gender in addition to the economy. Ta.
After attending the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Brazil, Foreign Minister Kamikawa visited Panama in Central America and held a press conference.
In this meeting, Minister Kamikawa announced the ``Latin America Diplomacy Initiative,'' a diplomatic guideline to strengthen cooperation, based on the fact that Brazil is the chair country of the G20 this year, and Peru in South America is the chair country of the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Council). Announced.
According to the report, Latin America is an indispensable partner for economic security, as many countries produce important minerals such as copper and lithium, and it is said that the country will strengthen economic relations by strengthening supply chains and supporting start-up companies. We plan to continue working on this.
Furthermore, the two countries will deepen cooperation in areas such as gender in order to spread the concept of WPS, which emphasizes maritime policy based on the rule of law and the importance of women's participation in conflict prevention.
Minister Kamikawa said, ``This year, I would like to hold detailed dialogues with Latin American countries to foster and materialize this initiative for the future.''