Latin America and the Caribbean
Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Visit to Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, and Trinidad and Tobago
(August 2-9, 2026)
August 7, 2026
Mexico
Japan-Mexico Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Lunch
Meeting between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and Mexico’s Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard
Panama
Foreign Minister MOTEGI's Courtesy Call on President Mulino
Japan-Panama Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI’s Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. José Raúl Mulino Quintero, President of the Republic of Panama and Working Lunch, and Japan-Panama Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (August 5, 2026)
- Brief conversation between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and Foreign Minister Martinez-Acha at the airport, and visit to the Panama Canal (August 4, 2026)
Ecuador
Working Dinner Hosted by H.E. Mr. Daniel Noboa, President of the Republic of Ecuador
Japan-Ecuador Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Trinidad and Tobago
Welcoming ceremony
Japan-Trinidad and Tobago Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Contributed Article
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI's article contributed to EL UNIVERSO, and PRIMICIAS (Ecuador) (August 5, 2026) (Japanese / EL UNIVERSO (Spanish) (PDF)
/ PRIMICIAS (Spanish) (PDF)) - Foreign Minister MOTEGI's article contributed to La Prensa (Panama) (August 4, 2026) (Japanese / La Prensa (Spanish) (PDF))
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI's article contributed to Excélsior and REFORMA (Mexico) (August 2, 2026) (Japanese / Excélsior (Spanish) (PDF) / REFORMA (Spanish) (PDF))
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI's article contributed to Agencia EFE “Japan and Latin America and the Caribbean: Stronger and More Prosperous Together” (July 31, 2026) (Japanese / English / Portuguese (PDF) / Spanish (PDF) )