Courtesy Call on Mr Thomas Byrne TD, Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with special responsibility for European Affairs and at the Department of Defence
2026/3/26
Minister Thomas Byrne TD (left) and Ambassador MIYAGAWA Manabu (right)
On 26 March, at Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ambassador MIYAGAWA Manabu paid a courtesy call on Minister of State, Mr Thomas Byrne TD. Following Mr Byrne’s words of welcome, Ambassador MIYAGAWA stated that, in the lead-up to Ireland’s assumption of the Presidency of the European Union in July this year, he would devote his utmost efforts, however modest, under the political leadership of Mr Byrne, to further strengthening relations between Japan, Ireland and the European Union.
The Ambassador also exchanged views on Japan and Ireland’s bilateral relationship and their respective relationship with the EU, as well as regional situations while hearing Mr Byrne’s reflections on his recent visits to Ukraine, Poland and Moldova around the time of St Patrick’s Day.
The Ambassador also exchanged views on Japan and Ireland’s bilateral relationship and their respective relationship with the EU, as well as regional situations while hearing Mr Byrne’s reflections on his recent visits to Ukraine, Poland and Moldova around the time of St Patrick’s Day.