Presidents of Chile and Peru to Visit Japan Next Week as Japan and the U.S. Issue a Joint Statement on Seabed Mineral Development
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a new round of official updates on November 13, covering ten items: the Presidents of Chile and Peru will visit Japan next week; Japan and the United States held the second meeting of their Working Group on Deep-Sea Mineral Resource Development in Toyama on November 11 and 12 and issued a Joint Statement on Japan-U.S. Seabed Mineral Resource Development; a TICAD Co-Organizers' Meeting was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 12; and ministry officials held a series of meetings and events with counterparts from Jamaica, Jordan, Germany, North Macedonia, Angola and Australia.
H.E. Mr. José Antonio Kast Rist, President of Chile, and his spouse, First Lady María Pía Adriasola Barroilhet, will pay an Official Working Visit to Japan from November 19 to 21. During their stay, the President and First Lady will make a State Call on Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan, and Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae will hold a summit meeting with the President. Japan and Chile are strategic partners and will celebrate the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2027; Japan expects the visit to further strengthen friendly relations between the two countries.
H.E. Ms. Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi, President of the Republic of Peru, will visit Japan from November 19 to 20. During her stay, the President will make a State Call on His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, and Prime Minister TAKAICHI will hold a summit meeting with her. Japan expects the visit to further strengthen friendly relations between Japan and the Republic of Peru.
The second meeting of the Japan-U.S. Working Group on Deep-Sea Mineral Resource Development was held in Toyama, Japan, on November 11 and 12, with participation from relevant government ministries, agencies and organizations from both countries. On the occasion of the meeting, the two governments issued the Joint Statement on Japan-U.S. Seabed Mineral Resource Development, covering four areas: deepening engagement with industry stakeholders, fostering trusted commercial partnerships and securing processing capacities; exchanging information and best practices on deep-sea exploration, seabed mapping, resource characterization, environmental assessment and monitoring, and advancing joint research and technology demonstrations using vessels and autonomous underwater vehicles; facilitating private investment in the sector through clear and predictable regulatory approaches and regulatory exchanges; and seeking additional partnerships by mobilizing the two countries' scientific, technological, industrial, diplomatic and financial strengths. The Working Group was established under a memorandum of cooperation signed on the occasion of the Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting in March 2026, and its first meeting was held online in September. GSM has published a separate report on the joint statement.
A meeting of the co-organizers of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) was held in Addis Ababa on November 12. It was attended by Mr. Matthias Naab, Director of the Regional Service Centre for Africa of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Mr. Nathan Belete, Regional Program Director for Africa of the World Bank; Mr. Steve Lalande, Director of Partnership Management and Resource Mobilization of the African Union Commission; and Ms. Talla Kebe, Coordinator of the UN System Task Force on Africa. From Japan, Ms. TAKAHASHI Misako, Director-General of the African Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended. Participants discussed preparations for the 10th TICAD (TICAD 10), scheduled to be held in Africa in 2028, and the TICAD Ministerial Meeting, also to be held in Africa in 2027, and, following the agreement in the TICAD 9 Yokohama Declaration of August last year, deepened discussions on how TICAD should evolve to adapt to the rapidly changing development needs of the international community and of Africa.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao received a courtesy call from Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith, Permanent Secretary and Head of the Foreign Service of Jamaica's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on November 12, commencing at 5:10 p.m. for approximately 45 minutes. HORII noted that since the 60th anniversary in 2024 of the establishment of Japan-Jamaica diplomatic relations, the bilateral relationship has further advanced, and stated his desire to further strengthen the "J-J Partnership" with Jamaica, adding that Japan has been supporting the transfer of sustainable and productive Japanese technologies and intends to work together to promote investment by Japanese companies. Monteith expressed her appreciation for Japan's swift emergency assistance following the hurricane damage of October last year, and for Japan's support to Jamaica in fields such as the ocean, security measures and people-to-people exchanges, and stated her intention to continue cooperating to further promote friendly relations. The two sides also exchanged views on regional affairs and confirmed that they will work closely together to further develop bilateral relations.
The remaining updates include courtesy calls on State Minister for Foreign Affairs NAKASONE by H.E. Mr. SHRAIDEH, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Japan, and by H.E. Ms. Petra Sigmund, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Japan; a meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA and H.E. Prof. Vesna Janevska, Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of North Macedonia; IKUINA's attendance at the reception celebrating the 51st Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Angola and the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Angola; and a courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII by an Australian parliamentary delegation.
Related: United States and Japan Issue Joint Statement on Seabed Mineral Development Cooperation
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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