Foreign Minister Hayashi, who’s visiting Indonesia, strongly condemned the launch of an ICBM-class ballistic missile by North Korea on the twelfth of this month at a ministerial assembly attended by ASEAN international locations in addition to North Korea.
In addition, he known as for the resumption of dialogue with the international locations involved.
The ministerial assembly of the ARF = ASEAN Regional Forum held on the 14th was attended by overseas ministers and ambassadors from ASEAN international locations, Japan, China, and North Korea.
Foreign Minister Hayashi strongly condemned North Korea’s launch of an ICBM-class ballistic missile on July 12.
In addition, primarily based on Prime Minister Kishida’s assertion, “I am determined to face General Secretary Kim Jong Un without any conditions,” I urged North Korea to renew substantive dialogue with the international locations involved. rice area.
In addition, Minister Hayashi expressed his expectation that China, one of many nuclear powers, will play an lively function in bettering the transparency of nuclear forces possessed by different international locations with the intention to understand “a world without nuclear weapons.” I used to be.
After the assembly, Minister Hayashi advised reporters, “We will vigorously promote efforts to realize a free and open international order based on the rule of law.”