EU HRVP Borrell travels to Japan

Brussels, 6 November 2023

High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell will travel to Japan on 7-9 November to participate at the second full-fledged G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting under the Japanese Presidency of 2023. This visit will provide an opportunity to reconfirm the solid partnership with G7 members, as well as to strengthen EU-Japan relations.

During the meeting, High Representative Borrell and the Foreign Ministers of Japan, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom will hold in-depth discussions on a number of topical foreign policy and security issues – notably, the situation in the Middle East, the G7‘s continued support to Ukraine in the face of Russia’s war of aggression, and the main developments in the Indo-Pacific region. Ministers will also have the opportunity to discuss current and future engagement of the G7 with international partners, including with their counterparts of the five Central Asian states.

During his visit, the High Representative will hold a series of bilateral meetings, including with the recently appointed Foreign Minister of Japan, Yoko Kamikawa, as well as with other G7 counterparts.