Minister for Europe and International Affairs Catherine Colonna spoke at the moment by phone with Minister for International Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi of Japan.
The 2 ministers expressed their need to strengthen the distinctive partnership shared by France and Japan by creating new, constructive cooperation alternatives for the longer term. They agreed to extend each bilateral and multilateral dialogue between their two international locations, particularly within the Indo-Pacific area, and welcomed plans for concrete initiatives in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The 2 ministers mentioned the difficulty of safety and protection cooperation and reaffirmed their need to agree on a long-term authorized framework that might facilitate interactions between our armed forces within the discipline.
The minister applauded Japan’s contributions to the worldwide response to Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine and praised their wonderful bilateral coordination in response to the results of the battle. The 2 ministers agreed that the worldwide group should reply firmly to North Korea’s pursuit of a ballistic missile program and a nuclear program in violation of the related United Nations Safety Council resolutions.
