G7
G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Paris
(Overview of the “Session 1: Global Governance Reform”)
On March 26, commencing at 3:00 p.m. local time (11:00 p.m. on March 26, Japan time) for approximately 75 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting the Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay in the Yvelines Department of France, to attend the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, participated in the session on "Global Governance Reform." The overview is as follows (the session was attended by the Foreign Ministers of the G7, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and the Foreign Ministers of the invited countries, Republic of Korea, India, Ukraine, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, G7 Political Director, attended on Secretary Rubios’ behalf.):
- In this session, the G7 foreign ministers, together with the invited countries, engaged in discussions on issues concerning global governance reform.
- The participating countries discussed efforts to strengthen multilateralism, centered on the United Nations, in addressing issues facing the international community. Minister MOTEGI pointed out the current situation in which conflicts and confrontations, and challenges to the existing international order persist around the world and global governance is being shaken, and stressed the importance of the UN Security Council reform.