FOREIGN MINISTER IWAYA'S ATTENDANCE AT THE UNITED NATIONS PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION MINISTERIAL-LEVEL MEETING ON "PROMOTING SOCIAL COHESION AND INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE TO FOSTER COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE PEACE"

TOKYO, Sept. 25 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:

On September 25, commencing at 10:35 a.m. local time (11:35 p.m. JST), Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, during his visit to New York, U.S., attended the Ministerial-level Meeting of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on "Promoting Social Cohesion and Inclusive Governance to Foster Community Resilience and Sustainable Peace." The overview of the meeting is as follows:

The meeting, chaired by H.E. Dr. Johann Wadephul, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Germany, discussed strategies and experiences on fostering social cohesion as a core element of conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The meeting ...