Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamikawa gave a speech at a Keidanren meeting held in Tokyo, stating that public-private collaboration is essential to countering so-called "economic coercion," calling for close information exchange between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, overseas diplomatic missions, and companies. He proposed the idea of building a new system to carry out this.
With China in mind, Foreign Minister Kamikawa said that public-private collaboration is necessary to counter "economic coercion" that puts pressure on partner countries, such as by restricting exports and imports, and to ensure a free and fair business foundation. emphasized that it is essential.
In addition, he pointed out that ``the biggest challenge for public-private collaboration is to break down silos,'' and established a new system called ``Co-Creation Platform'' to strengthen the networks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomatic missions overseas and to closely exchange information with companies. We presented the idea of building a .
To this end, it has also been announced that the post of ``Economic Regional Affairs Officer'' will be created at diplomatic missions overseas.
He also emphasized cooperation with emerging and developing countries in the so-called "Global South," such as Central and South America and Africa, and expressed his intention to incorporate the vitality of these countries.
Minister Kamikawa stated, ``We will work closely with the business community and make all-Japan efforts so that Japan can demonstrate its presence in the world with a strong and flexible economy.''