Japan, France Agree to Enhance Economic Security Cooperation
Motegi and Barrot reaffirmed close coordination ahead of Macron’s Japan visit, with talks also covering the Indo-Pacific and Middle East.
- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his French counterpart, Jean-Noel Barrot, agreed to enhance bilateral relations.
- The agreement focuses on strengthening cooperation in a wide range of fields, including both security and economic security.
- The ministers also confirmed close cooperation on regional situations, such as those in the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Thursday (March 26) agreed with his French counterpart, Jean-Noel Barrot, to enhance bilateral relations in a wide range of fields, including security and economic security.
At a meeting in Cernay-la-Ville near Paris that preceded French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Japan from Tuesday, the two ministers also exchanged opinions about regional situations such as those in the Indo-Pacific area and the Middle East, confirming close cooperation.
Motegi, who is visiting France to attend a meeting of the Group of Seven foreign ministers, also held talks with his British counterpart, Yvette Cooper, and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul.
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