The Japanese government announced this Tuesday that it would hold a meeting of G7 foreign ministers on the reconstruction of Ukraine, using their UK presence at an investment forum to help Kiev.
Yoshimasa Hayashi, Japan’s Foreign Minister, today embarks on a five-day trip to London and Paris that will focus on Japan’s participation in the Ukraine Recovery Conference, in the UK, scheduled for this Wednesday and Thursday, and in a another forum, in the French capital, focused on financing routes for developing countries.
Leaders and foreign ministers from about 60 countries are taking part in the London forum, along with Ukrainian authorities and dozens of business representatives, in a conference seeking public and private funding arrangements to help rebuild Ukraine.
The meeting has been convened under the current Japanese presidency of the G7 and will take place after the leaders of the G7 bloc (Japan, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Canada and the United States) met in May in the Japanese city Hiroshima. at a summit attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a guest.
In addition to aid to Ukraine, Hayashi and the other foreign ministers will also discuss the conclusions of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent visit to China, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. .
This week’s meeting is the third meeting of G7 foreign ministers under the Japanese presidency.
Japan and Ukraine on Monday signed a memorandum of cooperation to rebuild Ukraine’s infrastructure affected by the Russian invasion, building on the experience of Japanese experts after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov received from Japan’s Minister of Reconstruction Hiromichi Watanabe policy and knowledge recommendations for sustainable reconstruction based on the experience of the earthquake that resulted in the Fukushima Daichii Nuclear Power Plant disaster.
“War does not last forever, and we must… rebuild all destroyed infrastructure, homes and economy. Japan’s knowledge is extremely important and unique in the world,” declared Kubrakov.
For his part, Watanabe indicated that “reconstruction requires not only improving infrastructure, but also strengthening resilience and capacity to respond to future emergencies”.
Source: DN
