Japan-Romania Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Dinner
February 26, 2013
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On February 26, commencing from 7:40 P.M. until 9:50 P.M., Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a foreign ministers' meeting and dinner with Mr. Titus Corlatean, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, who is visiting Japan on a working visit upon invitation by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. An outline of the meeting and dinner is as follows. Following the meeting, the two foreign ministers signed a joint statement
- Opening
- (1) Foreign Minister Kishida welcomed Foreign Minister Corlatean on his first visit to Japan, and welcomed being able to hold the foreign ministers' meeting soon after the launch of new cabinets in both countries at the end of last year. Foreign Minister Corlatean expressed his thanks for this invitation to visit Japan from the Government of Japan, along with stating that he hopes to use this as an opportunity to further strengthen ties with Japan.
- (2) The foreign ministers expressed their sincerest condolences for the victims of the terrorism incident in Algeria in January this year, including the two countries' nationals, and confirmed their intention to cooperate bilaterally and with the international community to fight against terrorism.
- Japan-Romania and Japan-EU relations
- (1) Overview
Foreign Minister Kishida said Romania, which is a new member of NATO and the EU, is a partner that shares fundamental values such as democracy and the rule of law, and that with the cooperation established via the provision of ODA from Japan up to now as a foundation, in the future he wants to cultivate a mature relationship between the two developed countries in a broad range of sectors, beginning with political dialogue, the economy and people-to-people exchanges.
Foreign Minister Corlatean stated that the Prime Minister of Japan and Foreign Minister Kishida are invited to visit Romania, and expressed an interest in strengthening political dialogue between the two governments, as well as pursuing exchanges at various levels, such as between members of parliament. - (2) Japan-EU relations
The foreign ministers shared the view that moving forward with political agreements and EPAs between Japan and the EU is important. - (3) Mature relationship on the economic front
Foreign Minister Corlatean touched on sectors such as IT, infrastructure and agriculture, and expressed expectation toward a further expansion in economic relations in line with the potential between the two countries. Foreign Minister Kishida mentioned the possibility of cooperating with Romania in the medical sector in the future, as a sector with development potential and in which Japan excels, and asked that the investment environment on the Romania side be upgraded. - (4) People-to-people exchanges
Foreign Minister Kishida expressed gratitude for the invitation made by the Government of Romania in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake to students at Fukushima University affected by the disaster to visit Romania. Foreign Minister Corlatean expressed gratitude for the Government of Japan's decision at the end of last year to extend the implementation of provisional measures concerning the waiving of visas for nationals of Romania until the end of December 2015, and indicated he wants to promote exchanges between universities.
- (1) Overview
- Regional and international issues
The ministers exchanged views on regional and international issues of interest to both countries. Within that, the ministers shared the view that missile launches and nuclear testing by North Korea are to be condemned in the strongest terms, along with confirming that they will cooperate toward resolving the abduction issue. Additionally, Foreign Minister Kishida explained Japan's position regarding the situation of the Senkaku Islands. In response, Foreign Minister Corlatean expressed praise for Japan's calm handling of the matter.
- (* The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original in Japanese.)
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Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Titus CORLĂŢEAN, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania（February 22, 2013）
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