On December 11, 2023, commencing at 11:05 a.m. for approximately 20 minutes, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, received a courtesy call from Ambassadors of 8 nations to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) who are visiting Japan. Minister Kamikawa mentioned that the security of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific is indispensable; therefore, coordination between Japan and NATO members sharing values and principles is getting more and more important. Furthermore, Minister Kamikawa stated that Japan would like to further enhance cooperation between Japan and NATO by building up concrete cooperation in the priority areas, including cyber, space security, maritime security, and Women, Peace and Security (WPS). Also, Minister Kamikawa and the Ambassadors held a lively discussions on the situation in Ukraine, situation in the East Asia, the Japan-ASEAN relations, situation concerning Africa and other issues. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 11, 2023 22:51 UTC