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Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Meeting with Senator the Hon Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism of Australia
October 11, 2022
On October 11, 2022, commencing at 3:00 p.m. for approximately 25 minutes, Mr. HAYASHI Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with Senator the Hon Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism of Australia. The overview of the meeting is as follows.
- At the outset, Minister HAYASHI stated that Japan and Australia, under the “Special Strategic Partnership,” have now constituted a core component for the cooperation among like-minded countries. Minister Hayashi also stated that besides further advancing the economic ties, Japan would like to deepen cooperation with Australia in such areas as regional economic frameworks and economic security.
- Minister Hayashi stated that in light of the growing importance of resource, energy, food security in the wake of the situation in Ukraine and others, Japan value Australia as stable supplier of natural resources and energy. The two ministers concurred the continued cooperation in such field as decarbonization including hydrogen, which could open a new horizon for Japan-Australia partnership. The two minister also confirmed that they will work together in dealing with economic coercion.
- The two ministers affirmed the importance of a major role of Japan and Australia to play in creating a free and fair economic order in the Indo-Pacific region. The two ministers exchanged opinions on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP11) and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), and confirmed to work closely together.