New Delhi: Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is likely to skip the meeting of G20 foreign ministers in India scheduled for Wednesday reportedly due to a scheduling conflict.
According to reports, an official added that It remains unclear whether he will attend a Friday meeting of the Quad nations, consisting of the US and Australia, alongside India. The news was reported earlier by Japanese media, including the Nikkei newspaper.
The report further added that a deputy minister is likely to be dispatched in his place.
The G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) is scheduled to take place in physical format from March 1-2, 2023 in New Delhi under India’s presidency.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address the foreign ministers of the member countries of G20 and he will talk about India’s growing influence globally.
The March 1-2 meeting of the G20 foreign ministers will be held days after a meeting of finance chiefs of the bloc in Bengaluru.
The New Delhi meeting will be attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. In all, representatives of 40 countries, including non-G20 members invited by India, and multilateral organisations, will attend.
(With Agency Inputs)
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