A bilateral meeting between Senator the Honourable Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and His Excellency Mr Hayashi Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan.

Japan attendees:

HE Mr Hayashi Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan
Mr. Iwamoto Keiichi, Deputy Director-General, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau
Mr Esaki Tomosaburo, Executive Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Mr Murakami Manabu, Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator, Foreign Policy Bureau
Mr Imamura Keita, Deputy Director, Oceania Division

Australian attendees:
Minister Wong
Dr Oldmeadow
Ms Chan
Ambassador Williams
Ambassador Nankervis
Mr Andrew Deller-Blue, Second Secretary

Minister Wong attended the annual ASEAN-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and ASEAN Regional Forum in Jakarta, Indonesia, 11-14 July, 2023.

Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta

July 13, 2023