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Japan-Finland Vice Ministers’ Meeting
November 13, 2025
On November 13, commencing at 11:00 a.m. for approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, Mr. FUNAKOSHI Takehiro, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting including a working lunch with Ambassador Jukka SALOVAARA, the Permanent State Secretary in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, in Tokyo. The overview of the meeting is as follows:
- The two sides confirmed that Japan and Finland, as strategic partners who share values and principles, will further promote cooperation in various fields, including security, economic security and economy, based on the “Joint statement on Reinforced Cooperation in the Future between Japan and the Republic of Finland”announced in June of this year.
- Recognizing that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific is inseparable, the two sides also exchanged views on regional issues, including the situations in Russia and Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific, and the Middle East, as well as on multilateral cooperation, including within the United Nations. They concurred to strengthen cooperation in addressing various issues in the international community and in maintaining and strengthening a free and open international order based on the rule of law.