G7
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Charlevoix (Overview of the Session 2 on the Indo-Pacific)
March 13, 2025
On March 13, commencing at 10:10 a.m. (11:10 p.m. on the same day, Japan Time) for approximately 60 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting Charlevoix, Canada to attend the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, participated in the G7 session on the Indo-Pacific. The overview is as follows (the session was attended by the Foreign Ministers of the G7 countries and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy).
- In this session, the G7 ministers engaged in a candid exchange of views on the situation in the Indo-Pacific and the challenges in the region that have a significant impact on the peace, stability and prosperity of the international community. As the security of Europe and Indo-Pacific has become more and more inseparable, the ministers reaffirmed that they will continue working together to achieve a free and open Indo-Pacific.
- The G7 ministers opposed any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion in the Indo-Pacific region and shared their concerns over the advancement of North Korea's nuclear and missile activities. Minister Iwaya expressed concern about North Korea’s malicious cyber activities, including cryptocurrency thefts that fund its nuclear and missile programs, and highlighted the need to address them together.
- Minister Iwaya asked anew for understanding and cooperation from the other G7 countries for the immediate resolution of the abductions issue and gained their support.