Exchange of views between Foreign Minister MOTEGI and heads of international organizations

TOKYO, May 20 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:

On May 20, commencing at around 2:30 p.m. for approximately 40 minutes, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, exchanged views with heads of international organizations, including H.E. Mr. Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, who were visiting Japan.

At the outset, Minister MOTEGI stated that as multilateralism faces difficulties, it is more important than ever for countries to work together by pooling their strengths at the UN rather than being divided, and that Japan's commitment to multilateralism centered on the UN, as this year marks 70th anniversary of its accession to the UN, remai...