G7
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Charlevoix (Overview of the Session 6 on Maritime Security and Prosperity)
March 13, 2025
On March 13, commencing at 4:55 p.m. (5:55 a.m. on March 14, Japan Time) for approximately 25 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 Maritime Security and Prosperity. 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 exchanged views on Maritime Security and Prosperity.
- The G7 countries reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and strengthening maritime security for the stability and economic resilience of the international community. The welcomed Canada's recent initiative focusing on maritime security.
- Minister Iwaya introduced Japan's vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP), which aims to bring stability and prosperity to all countries in the Indo-Pacific region, without distinction, by maintaining and strengthening a free and open maritime order based on the rule of law.
- Minister Iwaya then pointed out that in maritime security and prosperity, compliance with relevant international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and strengthening maritime law enforcement capabilities are important, and stated that Japan would like to work on maritime security in cooperation with the G7 and other like-minded countries.