Press Releases
Japan-Canada Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
July 22, 2024
On July 22, commencing at 0:10 p.m., for approximately 50 minutes, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan held a working lunch in a friendly atmosphere with the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, who is visiting Japan. An overview of the meeting is as follows.
- At the outset, Minister Kamikawa stated that she is glad to have a bilateral meeting today after the last one held in Montreal this January. She felt that Canada has a strong commitment in the Indo-Pacific region and sees the region as the new key to its growth, and is keen to strengthen cooperation with Japan. Minister Kamikawa also stated that she would like to have a discussion with Minister Joly to further advance Japan-Canada cooperation and cooperation within G7 in the international issues, as well as cooperation through the Japan-Canada Action Plan.
- Minister Kamikawa welcomed that the ‘Japan-Canada Action Plan for contributing to a free and open Indo-Pacific region’ has steadily progress and that new cooperation are being advanced in the joint exercises and surveillance activities of illegal, unregisterd and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Minister Kamikawa further expressed her gratitude to Canada’s participation in the FMCT Friends.
- The two Ministers concurred to continue to work together to promote bilateral cooperation on economic issues, including the establishment of a comprehensive EV value chain. The two Ministers also concurred to keep promoting a bilateral cooperation in the areas of Women, Peace and Security (WPS) as well as in the Arctic.
- The two Ministers exchanged their views on the Indo-Pacific regional affairs including China, Southeast Asian and Pacific Island countries, and North Korea situation such as its nuclear and missile programs and the abductions issue.