Press Releases
Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Visit to Melbourne and Honolulu
February 10, 2022
From February 10 to 13, Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa will visit Melbourne, Australia, and Honolulu, the United States, to attend Japan-Australia-India-U.S. Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
[Schedule]
| February 10: | Depart from Haneda |
| February 11: | Arrive in Melbourne |
| February 12: | Japan-Australia-India-U.S. Foreign Ministers' Meeting |
| Depart from Melbourne | |
| Arrive in Honolulu | |
| Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting | |
| Depart from Honolulu | |
| February 13: | Arrive in Haneda |
[Outline of the Japan.-Australia-India-U.S Foreign Ministers' Meeting]
- (1) Date: February 11, 2022
- (2) Location: Melbourne
- (3) Japan, Australia, India and the United States have concurred to hold the foreign ministers' meeting annually, and Australia will host the meeting this time. (The last meeting was held over the phone in February last year.)
- (4) Australian Foreign Minister Payne, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken, and Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar are also scheduled to attend.
[Outline of the Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministers' Meeting]
- (1) Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022
- (2) Location: Honolulu
- (3) This is the third trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting under Biden administration (the last meeting was held in New York last September)
- (4) U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and ROK Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong are also scheduled to attend.