Japan-Italy Relations
Japan-Italy Foreign Ministers’ meeting
March 13, 2025
On March 13, commencing at 2:20 p.m. local time (3:20 a.m. on March 14, JST) in Charlevoix, Canada, for approximately 20 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting Canada to attend the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Antonio TAJANI, Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic. The overview of the meeting is as follows.
- At the outset, Minister Iwaya stated that President Mattarella's visit to Japan last week was significant in deepening mutual understanding between the two countries. In response, Minister Tajani expressed his desire to strengthen bilateral relations and to cooperate more closely in the international arena.
- The two Ministers concurred that they will strengthen cooperation in a wide range of areas, including security and economy. They also affirmed that both countries will cooperate with each other in preparation for the 160th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Italy next year.
- The two Ministers reaffirmed the shared recognition that the security of Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific is inseparable, and confirmed that Japan and Italy will work closely together on various issues of the international community such as the situation in Ukraine and their policies towards North Korea including on the nuclear and missile issues as well as the abductions issue.