Speeches by the Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi
Speeches and Statements by Former Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi
October 21, 2025
- Foreign Minister IWAYA’s attendance at the Ministerial Meeting of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Friends Group
(Japanese (PDF)
/ English (PDF)) (September 26, 2025) - Foreign Minister IWAYA’s attendance to the Ministerial Meeting in Support of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA (PDF) (September 25, 2025) - Foreign Minister IWAYA’s attendance at the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission Ministerial-level Meeting on “Promoting Social Cohesion and Inclusive Governance to Foster Community Resilience and Sustainable Peace”
Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA (PDF) (September 25, 2025) - The First FMCT Friends Ministerial Meeting
(Japanese (PDF) / English (Provisional) (PDF)) (September 24, 2025) - Foreign Minister IWAYA's Attendance at the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Resolution of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution
(Japanese (PDF) / English (PDF)) (September 22, 2025) - Foreign Minister IWAYA’s participation in UNGA Week Special Dialogue Organized by the International House of Japan and Japan Society
(English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF)) (September 22, 2025) - Welcome Reception for the Participants of the 65th Convention of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad Hosted by Foreign Minister IWAYA
Speech by Foreign Minister Iwaya (Japanese and English) (PDF) (September 18, 2025) - Video Message from Foreign Minister IWAYA for the “OSAKA JAPAN SDGs Forum,” an SDGs symposium held at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
(English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF)) (September 5, 2025) - Foreign Minister Iwaya’s Attendanceat the 80th Nagasaki Peace Ceremony
Video Message by Foreign Minister Iwaya (PDF) (August 9, 2025) - Video Message by Minister Iwaya for the Third Tokyo International Law Seminar
(English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF)) (August 4, 2025) - Video message from Foreign Minister Iwaya for the launch event of the second cohort of the “Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons” learning programme (July 31, 2025)
- Fourth Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD)
Statement by Foreign Minister Iwaya (PDF) (July 11, 2025) - Video Message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for Raisina Tokyo (May 22, 2025)
- Video Message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for the UK’s “Musubi” Initiative (May 22, 2025)
- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s participation in the side event on the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons
Opening Remarks by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi (PDF) (April 28, 2025) - Foreign Minister Iwaya’s Statement at the General Debate of the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 NPT Review Conference
Statement of the General Debate by Foreign Minister Iwaya (PDF) (April 28, 2025) - Video Message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for the seminar on Japan-India economic security (April 22, 2025)
- Video Message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the 81st Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
(English (PDF) / Japanese (PDF)) (April 21, 2025) - Foreign Minister Iwaya's Attendance at the Opening Session of the sixth Meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons
Address by Foreign Minister Iwaya at the Opening Session (PDF) (March 30, 2025) - Video Message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the ASEAN Future Forum 2025 (February 26, 2025)
- Video message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the 31st Japan-U.S. Security Seminar
Video message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the 31st Japan-U.S. Security Seminar (PDF) (February 21, 2025) - Welcome Reception on the Occasion of the 6th Tokyo Global Dialogue Co-hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)
(Japanese (PDF) / English (PDF)) (January 28, 2025) - Foreign Policy Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs IWAYA to the 217th Session of the Diet (January 24, 2025)
- Symposium to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) (Summary)
( Keynote speech by Mr. Takeshi Iwaya, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (read by State Minister for Foreign Affairs MIYAJI Takuma on his behalf) Japanese (PDF) / English (PDF)) (December 17, 2024) - Video Message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for the 3rd India-Japan Forum (December 6, 2024)
- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s attendance at the Opening Ceremony of the 20th Tokyo-Beijing Forum (December 4, 2024)
- Video Message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for the 7th Japan-India Indo-Pacific Forum (November 19, 2024)
- Video Message from Foreign Minister IWAYA for the “World Tsunami Awareness Day 2024” Event (at the United Nations Headquarters, New York) (November 6, 2024)
- Welcome Reception for the Participants of the 64th Convention of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad Hosted by Foreign Minister Iwaya
Speech by Foreign Minister Iwaya at the Welcome Reception for the Participants of the 64th Convention of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad (Japanese and English) (PDF) (October 17, 2024)