G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Paris (Overview of the “Session 4: Support to Ukraine”)

On November 10, commencing at 12:25 p.m. local time (8:25 p.m. on November 10, Japan time) for approximately 60 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting Paris, France, to attend the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, participated in the session on “Support to Ukraine” (in the form of a

working lunch). (The session was attended by the Foreign Ministers of the G7 and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy as well as the Foreign Minister of Ukraine.)

1. In this session, the G7 Foreign Ministers, together with Mr. Andrii SYBIHA, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, discussed the situation in Ukraine and how to respond to it.
2. Minister MOTEGI shared concerns over the expansion of the impact of Russia’s attacks, and explained that Japan has consistently been committing to supporting Ukraine and imposing sanctions against Russia. He also emphasized that developments such as the military cooperation between Russia and North Korea demonstrate that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific is inseparable, and that all G7 members work together on the issues in each region.
3. The G7 Foreign Ministers confirmed that they would continue to support Ukraine, including by helping to strengthen its energy security and providing winterization assistance.