Tokyo [Japan], March 1 (ANI): Deputy Foreign Minister Kenji Yamada is scheduled to go to New Delhi, India, to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting from March 1 to three, learn Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs press launch.
“At this meeting, we will take our position and efforts as Japan, the G7 presidency, on important issues in the current international situation, such as multilateralism, food and energy security, and development cooperation, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues,” stated Kenji.
The growth comes after Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi skipped G20 assembly attributable to a scheduling battle with a Diet (Japan’s parliament) session.
The news sparked criticism from lawmakers and members of the general public on social media, who stated it was a misplaced alternative to point out management as Japan prepares to host the Group of Seven summit in May.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Japan in September to attend the state funeral for former Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and likewise held talks together with his successor Fumio Kishida.
“It’s a regrettable decision that means forfeiting a chance to emphasize the importance of the rule of law to the developing countries that take part in G-20,” Goshi Hosono, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker stated on Twitter.
Bolstering ties with India has been a precedence for the Kishida authorities because it seeks companions past its sole treaty ally, the US, to counter safety threats posed by the likes of China.
The G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) is scheduled to happen in bodily format from March 1-2, 2023 in New Delhi beneath India’s presidency.
The New Delhi assembly shall be attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
Prime Minister Modi is anticipated to handle the international ministers of the member international locations of G20 and he’ll speak about India’s rising affect globally. (ANI)