METI and BMWK Hold the 21st Vice-Minister-Level Regular Consultation

Since 1998, 20 consultations have been held in Japan and Germany, alternately, allowing the two sides to exchange frank views on the macroeconomy, industrial structures, investment promotion, and other issues from a wide variety of viewpoints.

Against this backdrop, on October 27, 2023, METI and BMWK held the 21st Vice-Minister-Level Regular Consultation in Tokyo, bringing together Mr. Hosaka Shin, Vice-Minister for International Affairs, METI, Mr. Udo Philipp, State Secretary, BMWK, and other officials.

At the consultation, the two sides followed up on the 1st Japan-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC) held in Tokyo in March 2023, shared information on the economic situation and policies of the two countries, and also exchanged views on economic security, frameworks for multilateral economies and regional economies,　bilateral economic cooperation in the energy, industrial decarbonization,  digital sector, and other issues.

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Division in Charge

Europe Division, Trade Policy Bureau