G7
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Paris
(Overview of the “Session 1: Crises and International Challenges”)
November 9, 2026
On November 9, commencing at 12:15 p.m., local time (8:15 p.m. on November 9, Japan time) for approximately 90 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting Paris, France, to attend the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, participated in the session on “Crises and International Challenges” (in the form of a working lunch). (The session was attended by the Foreign Ministers of the G7 and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Mr. Luke Lindberg, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), also participated in a part of the session.)
- In this session, the G7 Foreign Ministers had a candid exchange of views on regional situations, including those in the Indo-Pacific, Africa, and Latin America, as well as on international challenges such as global governance.
- Regarding the situation in the Indo-Pacific, Minister MOTEGI emphasized the need to oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion and that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific is indivisible. He also called for coordination in their policies toward North Korea, including on the nuclear and missile issues, cryptocurrency thefts, and the abductions issue. He further expressed his appreciation to the other G7 members for their understanding and cooperation toward the immediate resolution of the abductions issue.
- The G7 Foreign Ministers underscored the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law, and reiterated their strong opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion, including in the East China Sea, the South China Sea, and across the Taiwan Strait. They also strongly condemned North Korea’s unlawful nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolutions. They further expressed the need to address together North Korea’s malicious cyber activities, including cryptocurrency thefts. In addition, they once again strongly urged North Korea to immediately resolve the abductions issue.
- Minister MOTEGI also raised economic security challenges in the context of the situation in the Indo-Pacific. The G7 Foreign Ministers confirmed that they would work together to address challenges such as non-market policies and practices and economic coercion, including through arbitrary export restrictions.