Foreign Minister Kamikawa, who is visiting New York in the United States, met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and stated that the United Nations plays an important role in the field of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, and expressed his desire to cooperate toward the realization of a "world free of nuclear weapons." We agreed to work on this.
Foreign Minister Kamikawa attended a ministerial meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the theme of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, and then met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres early on the 19th (Japan time).
During the meeting, Secretary-General Guterres expressed his appreciation for Japan's hosting of the conference on the issue of nuclear disarmament, and the two leaders agreed to work together to realize a "world free of nuclear weapons." did.
Minister Kamikawa told reporters, ``The role of the United Nations in the field of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, including maintaining and strengthening the framework of the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty), is important, and we will actively work to strengthen the functions of the United Nations as a whole.'' I want to.”
Prior to this, Minister Kamikawa also met with Secretary-General Floyd, an international organization that is preparing for the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), and they agreed to cooperate closely for the early entry into force of the Treaty. Did.