Foreign Secretary met his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi ahead of
the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ meeting.
Foreign Secretary held talks today at Chevening House with Japan’s
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Toshimitsu Motegi ahead of the G7
Foreign and Development Ministers’ meeting.
The two Foreign Ministers discussed the UK’s application to join
the CPTPP trade grouping and the Foreign Secretary thanked
Minister Motegi for Japan’s support.
Speaking after the meeting, Foreign Secretary said:
“I was delighted to host Toshimitsu Motegi in Chevening today
for productive discussions about our strategic partnership. The
depth of the UK-Japan relationship is based around a shared
outlook on democracy, free trade, tackling climate change, and
security collaboration.
“In my talks with Foreign Minister Motegi we discussed
Japanese support for the UK’s application to join CPTPP, tackling
climate change and COVID-19 and the UK’s commitment for the
Indo-Pacific which will be boosted further by the visit of the
Carrier Strike Group later this year.”
The UK and Japan also agreed the basis for deepening further
trade and security cooperation. The UK’s Integrated Review of
Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy (published in
March) outlines a new focus on the Indo-Pacific region. Both
sides recognised the Integrated Review’s alignment with Japan’s
flagship foreign policy strategy, the Free and Open Indo-Pacific
vision.
The Foreign Ministers also explored opportunities for increased
collaboration in areas of shared interest and where the two
countries can share expertise such as economic security, advanced
technologies, health and science.
