G7
G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Paris
(Overview of the“Session 2: Reconstruction”)
On March 26, commencing at 7:45 p.m. (3:45 a.m. on March 27, Japan time) for approximately 100 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 "Reconstruction" (in the form of a working dinner). 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, as well as the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 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 foreign ministers of the invited countries and the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, engaged in discussions on support for Ukraine’s reconstruction, including the restoration of the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, as well as issues and responses regarding reconstruction and economic development in the Middle East, and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).
- Regarding support for Ukraine, Minister MOTEGI introduced Japan’s grant assistance for debris removal and infrastructure recovery, as well as reconstruction support through public-private partnership, including demining assistance , for which Japan hosted a conference in Tokyo last October. He stated that as Ukraine’s reconstruction moves into full swing, it is important to encourage the participation of private sectors from G7 and like-minded countries. On IMEC, he also noted that it is compatible with the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)” advocated by Japan, and stated that Japan intends to engage in discussions on IMEC, including the possibility of coordination with FOIP.