Japanese Foreign Minister to Skip G20 Summit in Delhi, his Deputy will Attend

GG News Bureau

Tokyo, 1st March. Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will skip a meeting of G20 foreign ministers scheduled for this week in New Delhi, India.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenji Yamada will represent Japan at the meetings scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Hayashi will attend an in-person meeting of representatives from the Quad countries – the United States, India, Australia and Japan – in India on Friday, the ministry said.