The Trade Ministers' Meeting, the Digital and Technology Ministers' Meeting, and the Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers' Meeting to Be Held in Connection with the G7 Hiroshima Summit

1. Outline and purpose

In connection with the G7 Summit in Hiroshima next year, METI will hold the following three ministerial meetings.

• The Trade Ministers' Meeting (co-hosting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
• The Digital and Technology Ministers' Meeting (co-hosting with the Digital Agency and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
• The Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers' Meeting (co-hosting with the Ministry of the Environment)

METI will set up a preparatory office in relevant departments within the ministry to facilitate the preparation and running of these meetings.

Division in Charge

• (Regarding all ministerial meetings related to METI)

  International Economic Affairs Division, Trade Policy Bureau

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  (Regarding the Trade Ministers' Meeting)

  Multilateral Trade System Department, Trade Policy Bureau
  Preparatory Office for the G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting, Trade Policy Bureau

• (Regarding the Digital and Technology Ministers' Meeting)

  Office of International Affairs, Policy Planning and Coordination Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau

• (Regarding the Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers' Meeting)

  Preparatory Office for the G7 Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers' Meeting, International Affairs Division, Commissioner's Secretariat, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
  Global Environmental Affairs Office, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau