Japan foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to skip G20 meeting in New Delhi

The foreign minister will skip the G20 meeting taking place in New Delhi over the next two days. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenji Yamada will instead represent the country.

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi addresses a high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine and to consider the adoption of a resolution on Ukraine at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will skip a meeting of G20 foreign ministers due to take place in New Delhi, India, this week, a Japanese government official said.

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.-Reuters

(Reporting by John Geddie and Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Edmund Klamann)