Japan-Costa Rica Relations
Japan-Costa Rica Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
September 26, 2025
On September 26 at 9:06 a.m. local time (10:06 p.m. JST), for approximately 25 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan during his visit to New York to attend the United Nation General Assembly, held a foreign ministers’ meeting with H.E. Dr. Arnoldo ANDRÉ Tinoco, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Costa Rica. The overview of the meeting is as follows.
- Minister Iwaya expressed his pleasure at meeting again, following their previous meeting in April, which coincided with the 90th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. He stated that Costa Rica is an important partner in sharing values and principles and in jointly addressing various challenges in regional and international arenas, and that he wished to discuss cooperation in the international arena.
In response, Foreign Minister André reiterated to celebrate the 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations and expressed his desire to take this occasion to further strengthen bilateral ties. - Minister Iwaya welcomed the progress of Costa Rica's CPTPP accession negotiation process, which was decided last November. Both countries have agreed to continue working together to facilitate Costa Rica's early accession to the CPTPP. Furthermore, Minister Iwaya stated that Costa Rica plays an important role in promoting AI governance and Human Security, and that he wished to continue close cooperation.
- In addition, the two foreign ministers exchanged views on the situation in East Asia, such as their policies toward North Korea, including on the nuclear and missile issues as well as the abductions issue. They also addressed cooperation between Japan and SICA (Central American Integration System). The ministers confirmed their commitment to collaborate in addressing various issues in the international community.