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Congratulatory Message from Foreign Minister Hayashi to Finnish Foreign Minister Valtonen
June 28, 2023
On 27 June, following the appointment of the Valtonen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, Mr. HAYASHI Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, sent a congratulatory letter to H. E. Ms. Elina Valtonen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, who assumed the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs upon the formation of a new government in Finland.
- In the letter, Minister Hayashi congratulated Minister Valtonen on her appointment and stated that he was delighted to see the bilateral friendship continue to evolve in a wide range of areas, including high level visits between Japan and Finland, as an important strategic partner.
- Moreover, Minister Hayashi mentioned his hope to cooperate with Minister Valtonen to contribute to maintaining and strengthening the free and open international order based on the rule of law, and conveyed his thought that it is important to deepen cooperation toward the realization of a "free and open Indo-Pacific" as the security of Europe and the Indo-Pacific is recognized as inseparable among like-minded countries.