Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan HAYASHI Yoshimasa met in Tokyo earlier this month and discussed the repercussions of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine not only for Europe but also for the international community as a whole.
They also undermined universal values such as freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, as well as the foundation of the rules-based international order and working together with like-minded countries to realize the shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region including Japan’s “Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)” vision and to to steadily implement the following as an Action Plan
A decision was taken by the two ministers to (1) actively coordinate and cooperate in various fora, including the G7; (2) regularly update the contents of the Action Plan, as appropriate, based on bilateral discussions and to share analysis and assessments on areas of common interest; (3) steadily implement the Action Plan in close coordination with relevant ministries and agencies of both countries; (4) summarize the progress of the discussions, utilizing Canada-Japan Political, Peace and Security Subcabinet 2+2 Dialogue, the Canada-Japan Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and the Canada-Japan Joint Committee on Science and Technology (CJJC), and confirm its progress with the relevant Ministers.
Both sides shared the common recognition to maintain the international order based on the rule of law in the mutual priority areas through implementing the actions below and prompt conclusion of the General Security of Information Agreement, The cooperation on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation, Cooperation in Joint Exercises; Peacekeeping Operations and Peacebuilding, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief; Health Security and Responding to COVID-19; Energy Security; Free Trade Promotion and Trade Agreement Implementation; Environment and Climate Change
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