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Minister for Foreign Affairs
IWAYA Takeshi
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Foreign Minister IWAYA's Trips
Visits to Vatican City State, the United States (NY), Senegal, Saudi Arabia, and France (April 25 - May 4, 2025)

From April 25 to May 4, Foreign Minister IWAYA visited Vatican City, the United States (New York), Senegal, Saudi Arabia, and France.
In Vatican City, Minister IWAYA attended the funeral for His Holiness Pope Francis on behalf of the Government of Japan. In the United States (New York), Minister IWAYA delivered a statement at the General Debate of the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Minister IWAYA also held Foreign Ministers' meetings and other meetings in Senegal, Saudi Arabia, and France.
Attendance at the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting(April 2-5, 2025)

From April 2 to 5, Foreign Minister IWAYA visited Kingdom of Belgium to attend the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
During his visit, Minister Iwaya also held a Japan-U.S.-Republic of Korea Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and also held meetings with counterparts of the EU, Belgium, and other countries.
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Latest Activities in Japan
Attendance at Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (March 21-22, 2025)

On March 22, the eleventh Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held at Iikura Guest House.
Foreign Minister Iwaya chaired the Meeting, and Mr. WANG Yi, Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China, and Mr. CHO Tae-Yul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Korea, attended.
- Foreign Minister IWAYA’s Attendance at the Nikkei Forum 30th “The Future of Asia” Welcoming Dinner (May 29, 2025)
- Japan-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting (May 29, 2025)
- Courtesy call on Foreign Minister IWAYA from the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Japan (May 29, 2025)
- Japan-Philippines Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Working Lunch (May 28, 2025)
- Japan-Cambodia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (May 28, 2025)
- Message from Prime Minister Ishiba and attendance of Minister Iwaya at the Africa Day Reception 2025 (May 27, 2025)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister IWAYA by Dr. Khaled El-Anany, Former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt (May 27, 2025)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister IWAYA and Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) (May 27, 2025)
- Appointment of Ms. AIKAWA Nanase as "Goodwill Ambassador for Japan-Brazil Friendship Exchange Year" (May 26, 2025)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister IWAYA by the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources (May 26, 2025)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister IWAYA by the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources (May 26, 2025)