On August 23, commencing at 7:00 p.m. for roughly 70 minutes, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Overseas Affairs of Japan held a working dinner with Honourable Mr. Ronald LAMOLA, Minister of Worldwide Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa. The overview is as follows.
Introduction
(1) On the outset, Minister Kamikawa congratulated Minister Lamola on the formation of South Africa’s authorities of nationwide unity and his appointment as Minister of Worldwide Relations and Cooperation and expressed her hope to work collectively on the challenges dealing with the worldwide neighborhood with South Africa, an necessary accomplice with which Japan shares basic values and ideas and has constructed up cooperation in a variety of fields, and which can maintain the G20 Presidency from December this 12 months.
(2) In response, Minister Lamola acknowledged that he’s happy to go to Japan and expressed his gratitude for the chance of this TICAD Ministerial Meetingwhere we will maintain varied discussions and hoped to work along with Minister Kamikawa to additional develop the pleasant relations between the 2 international locations.
Bilateral Relations
(1) Minister Kamikawa acknowledged that South Africa is a hub for Japanese firms to do enterprise in Africa and he or she want to strengthen cooperation, significantly within the energy and power sectors, which type the idea of financial exercise. Minister Kamikawa additionally launched the set up of a system of the officers accountable for cross-border financial affairs who assist initiatives by Japanese firms from the angle of the significance of community constructing. In response, Minister Lamola expressed his gratitude for Japanese cooperation in direction of the decarbonization of South Africa, together with technical cooperation, and expressed robust expectations for Japanese firms that are creating many roles to additional increase into South Africa. Minister Lamola additionally expressed his delight on the lifting of the ban on avocado export from South Africa to Japan and expressed his hope to advertise high-level visits between two international locations, using the Japan-South Africa Partnership Discussion board.
(2) Minister Kamikawa acknowledged that it’s indispensable to take care of and develop a free and open maritime order based mostly on the rule of regulation because the international locations that each face Indo-Pacific Ocean and acknowledged her hope to discover areas the place each international locations can cooperate, reminiscent of freedom of navigation and the promotion of the blue financial system. In response, Minister Lamola expressed his hope for the reinforcement of cooperation in Indo-Pacific Ocean, using frameworks together with the Indian Ocean Rim Affiliation (IORA).
Cooperation within the Worldwide Area
Minister Kamikawa acknowledged that the G20 has a serious function to play because the worldwide neighborhood faces complicated crises and improvement challenges grow to be more and more difficult and that she would welcome it that African voices can be mirrored greater than ever within the G20 chaired by South Africa, which can start from December this 12 months. In response, Minister Lamola acknowledged that Africa’s function within the worldwide neighborhood has been rising lately, together with the AU’s full membership of the G20, whereas explaining the areas of focus because the G20 Presidency. Two Ministers confirmed that the 2 international locations would proceed to work collectively waiting for the TICAD 9 and the G20 in South Africa scheduled in subsequent 12 months.
As well as, the 2 ministers exchanged views on such points because the United Nations Safety Council reform, the conditions in Ukraine and the Center East, and the regional state of affairs in East Asia, reminiscent of coping with North Korea together with the abductions situation.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Overseas Affairs of Japan.